TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Enterobiasis (Pinworms) A1 - Hay, Jr, William W. A1 - Levin, Myron J. A1 - Deterding, Robin R. A1 - Abzug, Mark J. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics AB - This worldwide infection is caused by Enterobius vermicularisAdult worms are about 5–10 mm long and live in the colonFemales deposit eggs on the perianal area, primarily at night, which cause intense pruritusScratching contaminates the fingers and allows transmission back to the host (autoinfection) or to contacts through fecal-oral spread SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145455274 ER -