Live Ascaris lumbricoides in the peritoneal cavity

Ascaris Lumbricoides

Ascaris lumbricoides--the ubiquitous roundworm.

Ascaris lumbricoides: a case report.

This is a case presentation of a multiple trauma patient who was infested with Ascaris lumbricoides, a roundworm. The infestation was undiagnosed until after extubation. Intraoperative anesthesia was uneventful and the patient was discharged 7 days after admission.

The public health importance of Ascaris lumbricoides.

Numerous studies have shown that anthelminthic treatment can be effective in improving growth rates when given to malnourished children with ascariasis. Recent investigations have also indicated that Ascaris infections can affect mental processing in some school children. Poor socio-economic conditions are among the key factors linked with higher prevalences of ascariasis, as are defaecation pr...

The Life History of Ascaris Lumbricoides

Sir,?In The Indian Medical Gazette of August of this year. Colonel Clayton Lane, i.M s , has been kind enough to publish a paper and a letter of criticism on my work on the life-history of Ascaris lumbricoides. Colonel Lane's criticism falls naturally under two heads:? I. That the positive proof of the direct transmission of Ascaris lumbricoides without an intermediate host is complete and abso...