Human hydatidosis in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, (1992-1995): A preliminary study

To assess the health risk associated with Echinococcus granulosus, a retrospective survey of hydatid infection was conducted between 1992 and 1995 by examining records of patients with hydatidosis from two hospitals of Mar del Plata City, General Pueyrredón District, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina...

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Autores principales:	ELISSONDO,MARÍA CELINA, DOPCHIZ,MARCELA CECILIA, DENEGRI,GUILLERMO
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Parasitología 2002
Materias:	Hydatidosis Epiodemiology Survey Zoonosis Argentina
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description	To assess the health risk associated with Echinococcus granulosus, a retrospective survey of hydatid infection was conducted between 1992 and 1995 by examining records of patients with hydatidosis from two hospitals of Mar del Plata City, General Pueyrredón District, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.Eighty five patients (34 males and 51 females) with confirm hydatidosis were registered. The average age was 48.2 years. Employee was the occupation that present the greatest percentage of cases (16.5%). Ultrasonography (US) was the most frequently used diagnostic method (28.2%). Infection in the liver occurred most commonly (58.8% of the 85 cases). Of the 85 patients, 74 (87.1%) received surgery; 12 received medical treatment with albendazole.The results obtained in this work from two hospitals show a problematic situation with respect to hydatid disease in Mar del Plata City. To have a good view of infection prevalence in Mar del Plata City, more retrospective survey data on human hydatidosis must be don
author	ELISSONDO,MARÍA CELINA DOPCHIZ,MARCELA CECILIA DENEGRI,GUILLERMO
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title	Human hydatidosis in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, (1992-1995): A preliminary study
title_short	Human hydatidosis in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, (1992-1995): A preliminary study
title_full	Human hydatidosis in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, (1992-1995): A preliminary study
title_fullStr	Human hydatidosis in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, (1992-1995): A preliminary study
title_full_unstemmed	Human hydatidosis in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, (1992-1995): A preliminary study
title_sort	human hydatidosis in mar del plata, buenos aires province, argentina, (1992-1995): a preliminary study
publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Parasitología
publishDate	2002
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Human hydatidosis in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, (1992-1995): A preliminary study

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