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CAZORLA-PERFETTI, Dalmiro. Relevant aspects of human enterobiosis: A critical review. Saber [online]. 2014, vol.26, n.3, pp.221-242. ISSN 1315-0162.

Enterobiosis is a human intestinal parasitic disease caused by the nematode worm Enterobius vermicularis. At night, gravid female pinworms migrate from large intestine to perianal/perineal areas where they lay eggs. Pinworm infection has a cosmopolitan distribution and is more prevalent among children, potentially causing adverse effects on their behavior, school success and nutritional condition. We consider that enterobiosis is one of the most underestimated entero-parasitic infection in humans. The present study makes a critical review of several important aspects about enterobiosis, including biology and taxonmy of E. vermicularis, diagnostic tools, pathologic effects, epidemiology and tretament.

Palabras clave : Enterobius vermicularis; biology; diagnostic; pathology; epidemiology; treatment.

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