2014
Helminth prevalence among adults in rural Kenya: a stool survey for soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis in Nyanza province
Andereck JW, Kipp AM, Ondiek M, Vermund SH. Helminth prevalence among adults in rural Kenya: a stool survey for soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis in Nyanza province. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2014, 108: 804-809. PMID: 25359321, DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/tru164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSTH prevalenceRisk factorsSoil-transmitted helminth prevalenceHelminth prevalenceNyanza ProvinceOut-patient departmentMultivariable regression modelsSoil-transmitted helminthsStool concentration techniqueLow education levelFemale sexStool samplesStool surveyCommunity outreach eventsTrichuris trichiuraSame villagePrevalence dataOlder agePrevalenceSchistosoma mansoniSmall hospitalsShort questionnaireAdultsRural KenyaAnthelmintic drugs
1983
Survival of Schistosoma mansoni in the human host: estimates from a community-based prospective study in Puerto Rico.
Vermund S, Bradley D, Ruiz-Tiben E. Survival of Schistosoma mansoni in the human host: estimates from a community-based prospective study in Puerto Rico. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1983, 32: 1040-8. PMID: 6625059, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1983.32.1040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective studyConsecutive stoolsCommunity-based prospective studyGeometric mean egg countQuantitative stool examinationsRitchie concentration techniquesSchistosoma mansoni infectionMean egg countAdult S. mansoniStool countsStool examinationChemotherapy campaignsMansoni infectionStool specimensUntreated individualsRate of declineS. mansoniComplete interruptionCohortSchistosoma mansoniConfidence intervalsHuman hostEgg countsStoolSnail control