THE EFFECT OF REPEATED CHEMOTHERAPY ON AGE-RELATED PREDISPOSITION TO ASCARIS-LUMBRICOIDES AND TRICHURIS-TRICHIURA

被引:25
作者
CHAN, L [1 ]
KAN, SP [1 ]
BUNDY, DAP [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MALAYA,FAC MED,DEPT PARASITOL,KUALA LUMPUR 59100,MALAYSIA
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
AGE-RELATED PREDISPOSITION; ASCARIS; TRICHURIS; CHEMOTHERAPY; MALAYSIA;
D O I
10.1017/S0031182000061837
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
This study examines the persistence of predisposition to Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura during repeated chemotherapy in an urban community in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Significant predisposition was observed over 2 periods of reinfection with and without age-standardization of data. Analysis of different age groups indicated that predisposition was most strongly detectable in the younger age classes. The intensities of infection with both parasites were strongly correlated at each cycle of intervention, suggesting that individuals were similarly predisposed to both species.
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页码:371 / 377
页数:7
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