Egg positive rate of Enterobius vermicularis among preschool children in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea
2006
Kang, S.H. (Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea) | Jeon, H.K. (Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea) | Eom, K.S. (Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea) | Park, J.K. (Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea), E-mail: [email protected]
In an attempt to determine the prevalence of pinworm infection, the egg positive rate of Enterobius vermicularis was examined using the adhesive cello-tape anal swab method in 1,512 preschool children sampled from a total of 20 kindergartens in Cheongju city, in November to December of 2004 (951 children from 13 kindergartens) and September to October of 2005 (561 from 7 kindergartens). The overall egg positive rate was found to be 7.9% (119/1,512); 9.3% (73/784) for boys and 6.3% (46/728) for girls, respectively.
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