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Lack of Association Between Helminthic Infestations and Bronchial Asthma in Singapore
Author(s) -
Cheah J. S.,
Kan S. P.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1972.tb03940.x
Subject(s) - strongyloides , ascaris , strongyloides stercoralis , asthma , medicine , hookworm infection , helminths , immunology , strongyloidiasis , helminthiasis , ascaris lumbricoides , trichuris , ascariasis , hookworm infections , allergy , veterinary medicine
Summary: Stools from 108 cases of bronchial asthma and 300 controls were examined for presence of Ascaris , hook‐worm and Strongyloides infections. Ascaris and hookworm infections were slightly more common in the asthmatic group while Strongyloides infection was slightly more common in the control group; these differences were not significant ( p > 0.05). Our findings show that in Singapore (a tropical city) Ascaris hookworm and Strongyloides infection are endemic and these infections are not significantly more common in cases of asthma. It is concluded that there is no correlation in the tropics between the presence of helminthic infections and bronchial asthma.