Affiliations 

  • 1 S.P.Kan. BSc, PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 D. Sinniah. MA, MD, FRACP, FRCPI, DCH. Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Univervity of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 1980 Sep;35(1):4-6.
PMID: 7253997

Abstract

A total of 346 paediatric in-patients in the University Hospital in Kuala Lumpur was examined for infection with Enterobius vermicularis using two anal swabs taken on two consecutive days. 24% of these children. whose mean age was 6 years [range 2-14 years] were infected. The infection was more prevalent among children between the ages of 5-11 years. There is only a slight difference in the distribution of infection among Malay. Chinese and Indian children. There is no significant difference in the prevalance of infection between boys and girls.

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