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Dipylidium caninum, 2 cases in infants whose homes contained flea-infested cats, differential diagnosis from pinworms and other larvae, diagnostic problems, clinical aspects

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1983-07, Vol.72 (1), p.114-117
Main Authors: Hamrick, H.J, Drake, W.R., jr, Jones, H.M, Askew, A.P, Weatherly, N.F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Cat Diseases - parasitology
Cats
Cestoda
cestode infections
Cestode Infections - diagnosis
Cestode Infections - transmission
Cestode Infections - veterinary
Diagnosis, Differential
Dipylidium caninum
disease diagnosis
Disease transmission, Animal to man
Diseases caused by cestodes
Dog Diseases - parasitology
Dogs
Female
Helminthic diseases
Humans
Infant
Infectious diseases
Insect Vectors
Male
Medical sciences
North Carolina
Parasitic diseases
Pinworms (Nematoda)
Prevention and actions
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Siphonaptera
Siphonaptera - parasitology
Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...)
Taeniases
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Dipylidium caninum, 2 cases in infants whose homes contained flea-infested cats, differential diagnosis from pinworms and other larvae, diagnostic problems, clinical aspects
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.72.1.114