Eosinophilia is common in low-resource countries and usually implies helminthiasis. Since helminthiasis a cause of eosinophilia its diagnosis cumbersome, we hypothesized that broad-spectrum anthelmintic therapy may decrease the eosinophil count eventually cure helminthiasis, whether microbiologic established or not. We recruited patients with aged 5 years older who presented to Dhulikhel hospit...

BACKGROUND Intestinal worm infestation is widely prevalent in developing countries and can result in impaired nutrition and development. AIMS To estimate prevalence of and risk factors for intestinal geohelminths and other intestinal parasites in children aged 6 to 23 months. SETTINGS AND DESIGN Cross sectional study in rural India. MATERIALS AND METHODS Proportionate population size samp...

The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the possible effect of nematode infection on anti-HBs antibody levels in the serum of seven-year-old schoolchildren vaccinated at birth with the recombinant hepatitis B vaccine. Anti-HBs and anti HBc antibodies were evaluated in the sera of 100 schoolchildren with at least one intestinal nematode and/or a positive serological reaction for anti-Toxoc...

the prevalence of various intestinal helminthiases among the inhabitants of 7 villages was compared with that among the nomadic bakhtiari tribe with its migratory habits. stool examination of 736 nomads and 784 persons of the same ethnic group settled in 7 villages showed that, among the settled population, the pre­valence of infection with ascaris, trichostrongylus spp., trichuris trichiura, h...