Interrelationship between poliomyelitis and Toxocara infection

Interrelationship between poliomyelitis and Toxocara infection

In 102 infants varying in age from 1–2 years 3 months, suffering from chronic poliomyelitis, the incidence of toxocariasis was found to be 5·8%. This is significantly higher than in a control group of normal children in whom the incidence of toxocariasis was only 1·4%. These findings in U.A.R. were...

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Veröffentlicht in:Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1971, Vol.65 (5), p.599-601
Hauptverfasser: Khalil, H.M., Khattab, A.K., El-Fattah, S.M.A., Khalid, M.L., Awaad, S., Rifaat, M.A.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Ascariasis - complications
Ascariasis - epidemiology
Ascaris
Child, Preschool
Entamoeba histolytica - isolation & purification
Enterobius
Feces - microbiology
Giardia - isolation & purification
Humans
Infant
Poliomyelitis - complications
Precipitin Tests
Skin Tests
Toxocara
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Zusammenfassung:In 102 infants varying in age from 1–2 years 3 months, suffering from chronic poliomyelitis, the incidence of toxocariasis was found to be 5·8%. This is significantly higher than in a control group of normal children in whom the incidence of toxocariasis was only 1·4%. These findings in U.A.R. were discussed and compared with those of Woodruff et al. in Britain.
ISSN:0035-9203
1878-3503
DOI:10.1016/0035-9203(71)90042-3