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. 2012 Dec;58(6):509-12.
doi: 10.1093/tropej/fms024. Epub 2012 Jun 21.

Changing patterns of gastrointestinal parasite infections in Cambodian children: 2006-2011

Catrin E Moore  1 , Put Chhat Hor, Sona Soeng, Sopheary Sun, Sue J Lee, Christopher M Parry, Nicholas P J Day, Nicole Stoesser
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Changing patterns of gastrointestinal parasite infections in Cambodian children: 2006-2011

Catrin E Moore et al. J Trop Pediatr. 2012 Dec.

Abstract

We studied gastrointestinal parasites in symptomatic Cambodian children attending a provincial hospital in Siem Reap, Cambodia between 2006 and 2011. A total of 16 372 faecal samples were examined by direct microscopy. Parasites were detected in 3121 (19.1%) samples and most common were Giardia lamblia (8.0% of samples; 47.6% disease episodes), hookworm (5.1%; 30.3%) and Strongyloides stercoralis (2.6%; 15.6%). The proportion of infected children increased, and the number of disease episodes effectively treated with a single dose of mebendazole decreased, over the 5-year period.

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Percent proportion of the faecal parasites which were positive and the three most common parasites (G. lamblia, hookworm and S. stercoralis) in faecal samples over the 5-year study period (January 2006–September 2011).
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