Prevalence of Enteroparasites in Immunocompromised and Immunocompetent Children
Objetive: Determine the enteroparasite prevalence in immuno-compromised and Immunocompetent children in Zulia State, Venezuela. Materials and methods: Fecal samples from 78 children of both sexes, between the ages of 2 months and 12 years were distributed in 4 groups and analyzed: Undernourished (20...
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| author | G Chourio-Lozano I Díaz Z Rivero-Rodríguez C Peña E Cuenca M Calchi E Molero |
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| description | Objetive: Determine the enteroparasite prevalence in immuno-compromised and Immunocompetent children in Zulia State, Venezuela. Materials and methods: Fecal samples from 78 children of both sexes, between the ages of 2 months and 12 years were distributed in 4 groups and analyzed: Undernourished (20), Oncological (20), with HIV/AIDS infection (18) and a control group (20); the copro-parasitology test, Lugol, Nair and Kinyoun stains, Ritchie concentration technique and Arakaki technique (agar in plaque) were used. Results: 29 (37,2%) children had one or several kinds of enteroparasites distributed as follows: 7/20 (35,0%) for the Undernourished and Control groups respectively, 8/20 (40,0%) for Oncology and 7/18 (38,9%) for the children with HIV/AIDS infection. The ethary group represented by the children two years of age of younger had more parasites which also occurred in undernourished control children and children from 3 to 6 years old for the Oncology group and children from 7 to 12 years old for the children with HIV/AIDS infection. The prevalent parasites were: Ascaris lumbricoides (14,3%) and Blastocystis hominis (24,5%). Conclusions: The immuno-compromised condition of these children under study (Undernourishment, Cancer and HIV/AIDS) was not significant for entero-parasite presence. Monoparasitism was prevalent in Undernourished, Oncology and Control groups and the poly-parasitism was prevalent in children with HIV/AIDS infection. The results obtained in this study represent a contribution to the knowledge of enteroparasitosis in our region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-49f6c9b3fd5f4a19ac1639fdb1ba2f612023-09-03T01:58:38ZengUniversidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y TropicalesKasmera0075-52222477-96282002-11-0130215617324280Prevalence of Enteroparasites in Immunocompromised and Immunocompetent ChildrenG Chourio-Lozano0I Díaz1Z Rivero-Rodríguez2C Peña3E Cuenca4M Calchi5E Molero6Cátedra Práctica Profesional de Parasitología. Escuela de Bioanálisis. Universidad del Zulia.Cátedra de Parasitología. Escuela de Bioanálisis. Universidad del Zulia.Cátedra Práctica Profesional de Parasitología. Escuela de Bioanálisis. Universidad del Zulia.Escuela de Bioanálisis. Universidad del Zulia.Escuela de Bioanálisis. Universidad del Zulia.Cátedra de Parasitología. Escuela de Bioanálisis. Universidad del Zulia.Laboratorio Clínico. Escuela de Bioanálisis. Universidad del Zulia.Objetive: Determine the enteroparasite prevalence in immuno-compromised and Immunocompetent children in Zulia State, Venezuela. Materials and methods: Fecal samples from 78 children of both sexes, between the ages of 2 months and 12 years were distributed in 4 groups and analyzed: Undernourished (20), Oncological (20), with HIV/AIDS infection (18) and a control group (20); the copro-parasitology test, Lugol, Nair and Kinyoun stains, Ritchie concentration technique and Arakaki technique (agar in plaque) were used. Results: 29 (37,2%) children had one or several kinds of enteroparasites distributed as follows: 7/20 (35,0%) for the Undernourished and Control groups respectively, 8/20 (40,0%) for Oncology and 7/18 (38,9%) for the children with HIV/AIDS infection. The ethary group represented by the children two years of age of younger had more parasites which also occurred in undernourished control children and children from 3 to 6 years old for the Oncology group and children from 7 to 12 years old for the children with HIV/AIDS infection. The prevalent parasites were: Ascaris lumbricoides (14,3%) and Blastocystis hominis (24,5%). Conclusions: The immuno-compromised condition of these children under study (Undernourishment, Cancer and HIV/AIDS) was not significant for entero-parasite presence. Monoparasitism was prevalent in Undernourished, Oncology and Control groups and the poly-parasitism was prevalent in children with HIV/AIDS infection. The results obtained in this study represent a contribution to the knowledge of enteroparasitosis in our region.https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/4702Enteroparasitosis, niños, infección HIV/SIDA, Cáncer, desnutrición |
| spellingShingle | G Chourio-Lozano I Díaz Z Rivero-Rodríguez C Peña E Cuenca M Calchi E Molero Prevalence of Enteroparasites in Immunocompromised and Immunocompetent Children Kasmera Enteroparasitosis, niños, infección HIV/SIDA, Cáncer, desnutrición |
| title | Prevalence of Enteroparasites in Immunocompromised and Immunocompetent Children |
| title_full | Prevalence of Enteroparasites in Immunocompromised and Immunocompetent Children |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of Enteroparasites in Immunocompromised and Immunocompetent Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Enteroparasites in Immunocompromised and Immunocompetent Children |
| title_short | Prevalence of Enteroparasites in Immunocompromised and Immunocompetent Children |
| title_sort | prevalence of enteroparasites in immunocompromised and immunocompetent children |
| topic | Enteroparasitosis, niños, infección HIV/SIDA, Cáncer, desnutrición |
| url | https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/4702 |
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