| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Authors: | S. S. Catalá, Carrizo, L., Cordoba, M., Khairallah, R., Moschella, F., Bocca, J. N., Calvo, A. N., Torres, J., Tutino, R. |
| Journal: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
| Volume: | 37 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| Pagination: | 499 - 501 |
| Date Published: | 2004 |
| ISBN Number: | 0037-8682 |
| Keywords: | Age Distribution, animals, Argentina, child, English Abstract, humans, Lice Infestations/diagnosis/epidemiology/parasitology, Pediculus, prevalence, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Rural Population, Sex Distribution, Socioeconomic Factors |
| Abstract: | The aim of this work was to determine head lice parasitism intensity by Pediculus humanus capitis and its variation, according to both gender and age in 181 school children of a primary school. The intensity was higher among 6 to 8-year-old girls. Pediculosis intensity diminishes significantly between 9 and 11 years of age in both sexes. |