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17603988

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-8-27
pubmed:abstractText
A province-based field study using a portable ultrasound scanner (US) was performed for the first time using sampling method to investigate the prevalence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) in primary school children in Manisa, Turkey. A total of 6093 children from 37 primary schools was selected as the representative sample of the total number of 166,766 primary school children, and examined by the US. Prevalence was found to be 0.15%, as nine children were diagnosed with CE, seven new and two previously operated. A questionnaire applied to the children revealed no significant relationship between the risk factors and the infection (P>0.05). In conclusion, it would be advisable to repeat the study at the same schools in eight years' time, in order to evaluate the efficacy of the control programs, since nearly all students involved in this study will have graduated by then. Besides, it is recommended to choose a sampling group to find the prevalence of an infection in a defined region.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0001-706X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
103
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
116-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
A province-based study using sampling method to investigate the prevalence of cystic echinococcosis among primary school children in Manisa, Turkey.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't