Journal Reports Flashcards
Title of Group 1’s journal report article
Impact of Six Rounds of Mass Drug Administration on Brugian Filariasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections in Eastern Indonesia
What drugs were involved in the study presented by Group 1? Basis of dosage was __?
diethylcarbamazine (DEC) combined with albendazole.
dosage basis:age
Study area of Group 1’s journal article
Mainang Village on Alor Island (East Nusa
Tenggara Timor, Indonesia)
False about Sample collection, Group 1’s article
a. Annual surveys (children below 3 years old and
severely ill persons are excluded)
b. 3mL venous blood was collected between 7:00 am
and 11:00 am
c. One labeled stool container per each individual
participating in the blood collection
b. 3mL venous blood was collected between 7:00 am
and 11:00 am
pm dapat, kasi filariasis (note the periodicity!)
Which method was not done in assessment of microfilariae/hookworm eggs & larvae?
a. Harada Mori hatching method
b. direct fecal smear
c. both were not done
b. direct fecal smear
WHO used ___
among school children to stop MDA
Transmission Assessment Survey
(80% baseline to a rate of 6.4%
in 2010, for antibody rate)
Which had higher rebound rate after 34 months of no MDA?
a. Ascaris
b. Trichuris
c. equal
a. Ascaris
Antibody prevalence assessed by Brugia Rapid in the population decreases after MDA but at a slower pace than MF prevalence. True or false?
true
Which is not an objective of the study presented by Group 2?
a. to determine environmental risk factors associated with the rate of E. vermicularis infection in kindergartens
b. to evaluate possibility of airborne transmission of E. vermicularis eggs in Korea
c. to prove which MDA treatment is best for Enterobiasis
c. to prove which MDA treatment is best for Enterobiasis
Which is false?
a. 52 kindergartens were examined in the study
b. cellotape slides were used to examine the inanimate objects frequently in contact with the kindergarten students
c. both are false
A
2 to 3 kindergartens were randomly selected from each of 52 admin districts
Which is false about Group 2’s study?
a. overall egg positive rate: 6.0%
b. max prevalence of enterobiasis in each school: 16.9%
c. more positive cases in public schools than in private schools
C, kasi mas marami sa private
Which was not considered a risk factor in Grp 2’s study?
a. girls
b. habit of thumbsucking
c. number of siblings
d. medication for treatment of pinworm infections
a. girls
infection rate higher in boys
drug combo tested against Trichuris, in group 3’s study
OXANTEL PAMOATE— ALBENDAZOLE
identify
• m-oxyphenol analogue of pyrantel.
• It exhibits high trichuricidal activity.
• when with pamoate, it is effective when given as a single dose of 10 to 20 mg per kilogram of body weight.
oxantel
group 3’s study had a randomised, controlled, double-blind trial. what does double-blind mean?
denoting a test or trial, esp. of a drug, in which any information that may influence the behavior of the tester or the subject is withheld until after the test.