TY  - JOUR
T1  - Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Soil-Transmitted Helminthic Parasites in Iranian Children with Hypereosinophilia
A1  - Ali Asghar Kiani
A1  - Ali Reza Moayyed Kazemi
A1  - Hossein Mahmoudvand
A1  - Nilofar Fathi
A1  - Saeed Mahaki
A1  - Fatemeh Ezzatkhah
JF  - Entomology and Applied Science Letters
JO  - Entomol Appl Sci Lett
SN  - 2349-2864
Y1  - 2020
VL  - 7
IS  - 2
SP  - 20
EP  - 25
N2  - Background: This survey was aimed to study the prevalence of the intestinal helminthic parasites among children with hypereosinophilia and healthy children from Lorestan province, western Iran. Methods: This case-control study was carried out from July 2017 to August 2018 on 224 children (ranging from 2 to 15 years old) including 112 children with peripheral blood eosinophils greater than 1000 per microliter who referring to health centers of Lorestan province, Iran (case group) and 112 healthy children with normal peripheral blood eosinophils. The microscopic examination was performed on the stool samples from each child by means of the direct smear and formol-ether methods. An applied questionnaire was considered to reach information about the children’s demographics data and other variables related to helminthic infections. Results: Out of 112 children with eosinophilia (case group), the helminthic infection was found in 23 (20.5%) children; whereas from 112 healthy children in the control group, the helminthic infection was found in 12 (10.7%) children, indicating the significant difference (p
UR  - https://easletters.com/article/prevalence-and-associated-risk-factors-of-soil-transmitted-helminthic-parasites-in-iranian-children-with-hypereosinophilia
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