Egg detection rates of Enterobius vermicularis in children.
10.3347/kjp.1987.25.2.181
- Author:
Won Young CHOI
1
;
Jae Eul YOO
;
Ho Woo NAM
;
Joong Ho KIM
;
Uk Hyoun LEE
Author Information
1. Catholic Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul 135, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
parasitolgy-helminth-nematoda;
Enterobius vermicularis;
egg;
epidemiology
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
1987;25(2):181-184
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The cello-tape anal swab specimens from 936 primary school children in Seoul, 308 primary school children in a rural area and 92 children in Nanjido, were examined for Enterobius vermicularis eggs. Out of 936 specimens from a primary school in Seoul, E. vermicularis eggs were detected in 114 specimens, the egg detection rate being 12.2 percent. In 308 specimens from a primary school in a rural area, 77 (25.0 percent) were positive for E. vermicularis eggs. Among 92 specimens from Nanjido children in Seoul, egg positive rate of E. vermicularis was 28.3 percent. The egg detection rate of primary school children in Seoul was significantly lower than that of primary school children in a rural area and of Nanjido children. The egg detection rate in boys was lower than that of girls. As the age of children increased, the egg detection rate decreased.
