1.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 30(1): 77-80, 1981 Jan.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7212174
RESUMO
Blood samples were obtained during a lead screening program from 100 children aged 1-6 years in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to determine whether there was any association between specific forms of pica and infection with Toxocara canis, the principal cause of visceral larva migrans in the United States, or elevated blood lead levels. Significant associations were found between: 1) feces, soil, or grass pica and Toxocara infection; 2) paint or plaster pica and elevated blood lead; and 3) dog ownership and Toxocara infection. These findings suggest that an accurate pica history may be useful in identifying potential health problems in children.
Assuntos
Larva Migrans Visceral/etiologia , Chumbo/sangue , Pica/complicações , Animais , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Cães , Fezes/parasitologia , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Larva Migrans Visceral/transmissão , Masculino , Pica/sangue , Pica/parasitologia , Toxocara/isolamento & purificação
2.
Public Health Rep (1896)
; 83(2): 150-4, 1968 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4965813