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BackgroundSoil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections often affect the poorest and most deprived communities. In order to generate reliable data for planning a school based deworming program, we conducted a survey among primary school children studying in government schools in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The objectives of our survey were to estimate the prevalence and intensity of STH infections.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey among children studying in 130 primary schools from 9 agro-climatic zones, during May – August 2015. Information about socio-demographic details, defecation and hand-hygiene practices, and stool samples were collected from the school children. Stool samples were examined using the Kato-Katz method.ResultsStool samples from 6421 school children were examined. The overall weighted prevalence of any STH in the State was 75.6% (95% CI: 71.2–79.5). The prevalence was more than 50% in six of the nine agro-climatic zones. A. lumbricoides was the most prevalent STH (prevalence: 69.6%), followed by hookworm (prevalence: 22.6%) and T. trichura (4.6%). The majority of the STH infections were of low intensity. The practice of open defecation and not washing hands with soap after defecation and residence in kutcha house were significant risk factors of STH infection.ConclusionsSTH prevalence among primary school children in Uttar Pradesh was high. Given the WHO guidelines on deworming frequency according to STH prevalence, Govt of Uttar Pradesh needs to implement a school-based deworming program with bi-annual frequency. The findings of our survey would also help monitor the performance of school based deworming programme.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s40249-017-0354-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Despite the significant difference in actual tissue temperatures, no significant difference was observed in luminal temperatures between the OIC and 8 mm tip catheter.

We report measurements of the transport and the magnetic properties of high-quality, sub-millimeter-sized MgB 2 single crystals with clear hexagonal-plate shapes. The low-field magnetization and the magnetic hysteresis curves show the bulk pinning of these crystals to be very weak. The Debye temperature of ⌰ D ϳ1100 K, obtained from the zero-field resistance curve, suggests that the normal-state transport properties are dominated by electron-phonon interactions. The resistivity ratio between 40 K and 300 K was about 5, and the upper critical field anisotropy ratio was 3.0Ϯ0.2 at temperatures around 32 K.

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Background: Diarrhoea is the second leading cause of illness and death in developing countries and the second commonest cause of death due to infectious diseases among children under five in such countries. Parasites, as well as bacterial and viral pathogens, are important causes of diarrhoea. However, parasitic infections are sometimes overlooked, leading after a period of time to an uncertain aetiology. In this paper we report the prevalence of Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica and Cryptosporidium sp. in and around Kolkata.

Conclusion.The current state of room movement with CDI patients is suboptimal, resulting in increased infection risk for subsequent patients. A multi-faceted intervention to address this problem is essential to achieve an optimal goal of 1-2 rooms per hospital stay for a CDI patient. Quality improvement projects include (1) notification of patient movement to nursing leadership, (2) alerts to nursing supervisors of potential CDI patients before room transfer, and (3) earlier diagnosis of community-onset C. difficile.Disclosures. All authors: No reported disclosures.