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American Academy of Pediatrics (2009). Pinworm infection (Enterobius vermicularis). In LK Pickering et al., eds., Red Book: 2009 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 28th ed., pp. 519-520. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

Dent AE, Kazura JW (2007). Enterobiasis (Enterobius vermicularis). In RM Kliegman et al., eds., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 18th ed., pp. 1500-1501. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

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Drugs for parasitic infections (2010). Treatment Guidelines From The Medical Letter, 8(Suppl): e1-e20.

Hotez PJ (2009). Enterobius vermicularis section of Parasitic nematode infections. In RD Feigin et al., eds., Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 6th ed., vol. 2, pp. 2986-2987. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

Van Voorhis WC (2010). Pinworms section of Helminthic infections. In WG Nabel, ed., ACP Medicine, section 7, chap. 35, p. 5. Hamilton, ON: BC Decker.

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Last Updated: September 02, 2010

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