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Trichuris trichiura infestations in the United Kingdom and treatment with difetarsone.

D M Lynch, E A Green, J A McFadzean, I M Pugh.   

Abstract

Stool specimens were examined for the parasite Trichuris trichiura from 1,860 patients in 17 hospitals for the mentally subnormal in the U.K. It was found in 10 of these hospitals, and an overall incidence of 13.2% was recorded. Most cases occurred in the South, where the overall incidence was 36.3%.Difetarsone was used in the treatment of infestations in two hospitals, and proved to be very well tolerated, cure rates of 81 to 88% being obtained.

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Year:  1972        PMID: 5077469      PMCID: PMC1786249          DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5832.73

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Br Med J        ISSN: 0007-1447


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Authors:  R Knight; M G Schultz; D W Hoskins; P D Marsden
Journal:  Gut       Date:  1973-02       Impact factor: 23.059

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Authors:  D J Burden; A Whitehead; E A Green; J A McFadzean; R J Beer
Journal:  J Hyg (Lond)       Date:  1976-12

4.  Reconstructing the history of helminth prevalence in the UK.

Authors:  Hannah Ryan; Patrik G Flammer; Rebecca Nicholson; Louise Loe; Ben Reeves; Enid Allison; Christopher Guy; Inés Lopez Doriga; Tony Waldron; Don Walker; Claas Kirchhelle; Greger Larson; Adrian L Smith
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