Enteroparasites and commensals among children in four peripheral districts of Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Eleuza Rodrigues Machado¹  Dircelina Silva Santos¹  Julia Maria Costa-cruz¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Uberlândia Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Departamento de Imunologia, Microbiologia e ParasitologiaUberlândia MG

关键词: Enteroparasites;    Commensals;    Children;    Epidemiology;    Brazil;    Enteroparasitas;    Comensais;    Crianças;    Epidemiologia;    Brasil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822008000600007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of intestinal parasites and commensals among children in four peripheral districts located in the northern, southern, eastern and western sectors of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, using the Baermann methods as modified by Moraes and Lutz. Out of 160 individuals studied, 93 (58.1% CI: 50.4-65.7) were infected, distributed among the sectors as follows: northern (72.5%), southern (47.5%), eastern (57.5%) and western (55%). The positive findings according to age groups were: 0-5 years (26.9%), 5-10 years (21.2%) and 10-15 years (10%). Male children presented 2.7 times higher risk of infection than females did (OR: 2.7; CI: 1052-7001). The parasites and commensals identified were: Giardia lamblia (27.5%), Entamoeba coli (20.6%), Ascaris lumbricoides (14.4%), Enterobius vermicularis (8.8%), Hymenolepis nana (7.5%), Hymenolepis diminuta (5%), hookworms (3.1%), Trichuris trichiura (2.5%), Endolimax nana (2.5%), Entamoeba hartmanni (2.5%), Strongyloides stercoralis (1.3%), Iodamoeba butschlii (1.3%) and Capillaria hepatica (0.6%). The infection rate in these children was high and showed the need to implement prophylactic education programs in the community.

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