Taenia Saginata Infection in a 14-month-old Toddler.
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چکیده
A 14-month-old female toddler presented with a 3-day history of pass- ing gravid proglottids of Taenia saginata. Neither she nor her family members had a history of eating raw beef or other raw meat. Single doses of praziquantel and niclosamide were administered. To the best of our knowledge, this is the youngest described patient with T. saginata infection to date.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health
دوره 47 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016