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

Catrin E. Moore; Put Chhat Hor; Sona Soeng; Sopheary Sun; Sue J. Lee; Christopher Parry; Nicholas P.J. Day; Nicole Stoesser

doi:10.1093/tropej/fms024

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

Catrin E. Moore, Put Chhat Hor, Sona Soeng, Sopheary Sun, Sue J. Lee, Christopher Parry, Nicholas P.J. Day, Nicole Stoesser

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	fms024
Pages (from-to)	509-512
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
Volume	58
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fms024
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cambodia
Epidemiology
Faeces
Paediatric
Parasite

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

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