Enterobius vermicularis infection is well controlled among preschool children in nurseries of Taipei City, Taiwan

Tu Bin Chu; Chien Wei Liao; Takeshi Nara; Ying Chie Huang; Chia Mei Chou; Yu Hsin Liu; Chia Kwung Fan

doi:10.1590/S0037-86822012000500020

Enterobius vermicularis infection is well controlled among preschool children in nurseries of Taipei City, Taiwan

Tu Bin Chu, Chien Wei Liao, Takeshi Nara, Ying Chie Huang, Chia Mei Chou, Yu Hsin Liu, Chia Kwung Fan

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Introduction: Whether Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) infections among preschool children in Taipei City had truly declined was investigated. Methods: A total of 6,661 preschool children from 28 nurseries were randomly selected from 4 major geographic districts in Taipei City to examine the status of pinworm infection by using adhesive thin cellophane tape swab method. Results: The overall prevalence of pinworm infection was 0.5% (30/6,661). Boys (0.6%; 21/3,524) had higher prevalence than girls (0.3%; 9/3,137) (p=0.06). Southern district (0.6%; 10/1,789) showed insignificantly higher prevalence than Western district (0.2%; 1/606) (p=0.22). Conclusions: Pinworm screening program remains necessary for some parts of Taipei City.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	646-648
Number of pages	3
Journal	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Volume	45
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822012000500020
Publication status	Published - Sept 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Enterobius vermicularis
Preschool children
Taipei city

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Parasitology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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