Enterobiasis: a neglected infection in adults.
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چکیده
In this study, adult patients were treated with praziquantel to expel intestinal flukes. Unexpectedly, dozens of adult Enterobius vermicularis worms with disfigured morphology, which had not been detected on fecal examination using Kat's modified thick-smear technique, were expelled from 6 of 33 patients.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health
دوره 39 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008