Asymptomatic Giardiasis in school children in Rey city
This cross-sectional descriptive study was undertaken to know the rate of intestinal parasites infestations in our school children population. A sum of 1155 fecal samples were analyzed from an equal number of children whose age were between 6-11 years old. The percentage of infestations were: Giardi...
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| description | This cross-sectional descriptive study was undertaken to know the rate of intestinal parasites infestations in our school children population. A sum of 1155 fecal samples were analyzed from an equal number of children whose age were between 6-11 years old. The percentage of infestations were: Giardia lamblia (14.11%), hymenolepis nana (1.21%), ascaris lumbricoides (0.08%) and enterobius vermicularis (0.08%). We found no differences with regard to sex, age, father and mother levels of education, family size, body mass index (BMI) and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ER) between the stools positive and the stools negative cases. Nearly all cases of giardiasis (99.4%) were symptomatic. Eosinophilia was seen in (5.5%) of the infested children with giardiasis and in (0.5%) of the non-infested children, the difference was statistically non-significant (P=0.056). All cases of giardiasis (N=163) were treated with metronidazole 15 mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses for 7 days. Metronidazole was effective in (92.2%) of the treated children.  |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2c5ab60ad0b479d95d13509912660612022-12-21T18:39:14ZfasTehran University of Medical SciencesTehran University Medical Journal1683-17641735-73222000-06-015818286Asymptomatic Giardiasis in school children in Rey cityRafiei MTorkaman MSharbatdar Alaei MRThis cross-sectional descriptive study was undertaken to know the rate of intestinal parasites infestations in our school children population. A sum of 1155 fecal samples were analyzed from an equal number of children whose age were between 6-11 years old. The percentage of infestations were: Giardia lamblia (14.11%), hymenolepis nana (1.21%), ascaris lumbricoides (0.08%) and enterobius vermicularis (0.08%). We found no differences with regard to sex, age, father and mother levels of education, family size, body mass index (BMI) and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ER) between the stools positive and the stools negative cases. Nearly all cases of giardiasis (99.4%) were symptomatic. Eosinophilia was seen in (5.5%) of the infested children with giardiasis and in (0.5%) of the non-infested children, the difference was statistically non-significant (P=0.056). All cases of giardiasis (N=163) were treated with metronidazole 15 mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses for 7 days. Metronidazole was effective in (92.2%) of the treated children. http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/5523.pdf&manuscript_id=5523"ParasitesRey city " |
| spellingShingle | Rafiei M Torkaman M Sharbatdar Alaei MR Asymptomatic Giardiasis in school children in Rey city Tehran University Medical Journal "Parasites Rey city " |
| title | Asymptomatic Giardiasis in school children in Rey city |
| title_full | Asymptomatic Giardiasis in school children in Rey city |
| title_fullStr | Asymptomatic Giardiasis in school children in Rey city |
| title_full_unstemmed | Asymptomatic Giardiasis in school children in Rey city |
| title_short | Asymptomatic Giardiasis in school children in Rey city |
| title_sort | asymptomatic giardiasis in school children in rey city |
| topic | "Parasites Rey city " |
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