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Prevalence and monthly distribution of head lice using two diagnostic procedures in several age groups in Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil

Some epidemiological characteristics of head lice, Pediculus capitis, were studied using two procedures: cut hair analysis and head inspection. Higher prevalence rates were observed in the middle and at the end of the school terms. Both procedures indicated that children were the main reservoir for...

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Autor principal: Borges, Raquel
Outros Autores: Silva, Juliana J., Rodrigues, Rosângela Maria, Mendes, Júlio Pinto
Grau: Artigo
Idioma: English
Publicado em: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2020
Assuntos:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Brasil
Child
Cut Hair Analysis
Diagnostic Procedure
Groups By Age
Head Inspection
Human
Patient Assessment
Pediculosis
Pediculus
Prevalence
Pediculus Humanus
Pediculus Humanus Capitis
Acesso em linha: https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/15162
Resumo:
Some epidemiological characteristics of head lice, Pediculus capitis, were studied using two procedures: cut hair analysis and head inspection. Higher prevalence rates were observed in the middle and at the end of the school terms. Both procedures indicated that children were the main reservoir for this type of pediculosis in Uberlândia.

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