2009
High Prevalence of Soil-transmitted Helminths in Western Kenya: Failure to Implement Deworming Guidelines in Rural Nyanza Province
Riesel JN, Ochieng’ F, Wright P, Vermund SH, Davidson M. High Prevalence of Soil-transmitted Helminths in Western Kenya: Failure to Implement Deworming Guidelines in Rural Nyanza Province. Journal Of Tropical Pediatrics 2009, 56: 60-62. PMID: 19502602, DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmp043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTH infectionsSoil-transmitted helminth infectionsRural Nyanza ProvinceNyanza ProvinceSingle stool sampleRegular deworming programmeSoil-transmitted helminthsGreater morbidityRegular dewormingPrimary school-aged childrenSchool-aged childrenHigh prevalenceStool samplesHelminth infectionsDeworming programsSignificant burdenInfectionWorm infectionPrevalencePeople worldTwo-thirdsRural Kenyan villagesWestern KenyaChildrenKenyan villages
1986
Taeniasis Unresponsive to a Single Dose of Niclosamide: Case Report of Persistent Infection with Taenia saginata and a Review of Therapy
Vermund SH, MacLeod S, Goldstein RG. Taeniasis Unresponsive to a Single Dose of Niclosamide: Case Report of Persistent Infection with Taenia saginata and a Review of Therapy. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1986, 8: 423-426. PMID: 3726395, DOI: 10.1093/clinids/8.3.423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDrug Administration ScheduleEthiopiaHumansMaleMebendazoleNiclosamideParomomycinPraziquantelTaeniasisConceptsAdverse gastrointestinal effectsMultiple-dose regimensReview of therapyDrug of choiceTaenia solium infectionTaenia saginataGastrointestinal effectsParasitologic cureCure rateSafe therapySingle doseCase reportBroad-spectrum anthelmintic agentPersistent infectionSolium infectionAlternative treatmentParomomycin sulfateConsecutive daysSeparate occasionsNiclosamideTherapyInfectionAnthelmintic agentsDifferent trialsT. saginata