2008•Zhongguo redai yixueRequires access
Survey of infectious status of intestinal helminth infection in infants of Leizhou Peninsular.
Chen We
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Abstract
Objective To understand infectious status of intestinal helminthes infection in rural and urban infants in Leizhou Peninsula,Guangdong Province.Methods Faecal samples were randomly collected from infantsw and helminth eggs were detected.Results Of the 603 infant examined 270 were infected with intestinal helminths with the infection rate of 44.78%.The infected rates of Ascaris lumbricoides,Trichuris trichiura and hookworm were 23.88%,10.95% and 9.95% respectively.Infection rates of intestinal helminths in rual infants were obviously higher than that of urban infants(P0.05).Conclusion Intestinal helminthes infection in rural and urban infants are common and effective control measurees be taken to protect the health of the infants.