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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Risk Factors

Pinworm infection occurs most commonly among

• School-aged and preschool-aged children,
• Institutionalized persons, and
• Household members and caretakers of persons with pinworm infection.

Finger sucking has been shown to increase both incidence and relapse rates, and nail biting has been similarly associated. Because it spreads from host to host through contamination, pinworms are common among people living in close contact, and tends to occur in all people within a household.