Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in a Sample of Food Handlers at a State Enterprise
The objective of this research was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in food handlers at several PDVSA dining rooms, who requested a health certificate at PDVSA clinics on the East Lake Coast. One-hundred sixty-six stool samples were analyzed using parasitological methods: microsco...
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| author | Nelson Sanguinetty M Zenair Valero B. Yossiane Carrizo S. Bárbara Andrade |
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| description | The objective of this research was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in food handlers at several PDVSA dining rooms, who requested a health certificate at PDVSA clinics on the East Lake Coast. One-hundred sixty-six stool samples were analyzed using parasitological methods: microscopic evaluation in physiological saline solution at 0.85%, Lugol’s solution and the Ritchie method. The prevalence of intestinal parasites was 25.90% (43/166). Of those who had parasites, 17.47% corresponded to the group of 20 to 40 years old and 8.43% to the group of 40 years or older. No statistically significant difference was observed between age and frequency of intestinal parasitosis (Chi2 = 0.539, P> 0.05). According to sex, 15.66% of the parasitized cases were male and 10.24% female (Chi2 = 0.016, P> 0.05). Only protozoa were identified, highlighting Blastocystis sp. with 83.72%. This study showed that food handlers were infected with enteric
protozoa. The detected prevalence is similar to other studies in similar populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6a2bd35413445c2aac16a56a9a120eb2023-09-02T03:08:52ZengUniversidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y TropicalesKasmera0075-52222477-96282014-08-0142213114024383Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in a Sample of Food Handlers at a State EnterpriseNelson Sanguinetty M0Zenair Valero B.1Yossiane Carrizo S.2Bárbara Andrade3Servicio de Epidemiología, Gerencia de Salud PDVSA Occidente, Clínica PDVSA Costa Oriental del Lago. Edo Zulia – VenezuelaServicio de Epidemiología, Gerencia de Salud PDVSA Occidente, Clínica PDVSA Costa Oriental del Lago. Edo Zulia – VenezuelaServicio de Epidemiología, Gerencia de Salud PDVSA Occidente, Clínica PDVSA Costa Oriental del Lago. Edo Zulia – VenezuelaLaboratorio Clínica PDVSA Bachaquero.The objective of this research was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in food handlers at several PDVSA dining rooms, who requested a health certificate at PDVSA clinics on the East Lake Coast. One-hundred sixty-six stool samples were analyzed using parasitological methods: microscopic evaluation in physiological saline solution at 0.85%, Lugol’s solution and the Ritchie method. The prevalence of intestinal parasites was 25.90% (43/166). Of those who had parasites, 17.47% corresponded to the group of 20 to 40 years old and 8.43% to the group of 40 years or older. No statistically significant difference was observed between age and frequency of intestinal parasitosis (Chi2 = 0.539, P> 0.05). According to sex, 15.66% of the parasitized cases were male and 10.24% female (Chi2 = 0.016, P> 0.05). Only protozoa were identified, highlighting Blastocystis sp. with 83.72%. This study showed that food handlers were infected with enteric protozoa. The detected prevalence is similar to other studies in similar populations.https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/19532Parásitos IntestinalesBlastocystis spManipuladores de Alimentos |
| spellingShingle | Nelson Sanguinetty M Zenair Valero B. Yossiane Carrizo S. Bárbara Andrade Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in a Sample of Food Handlers at a State Enterprise Kasmera Parásitos Intestinales Blastocystis sp Manipuladores de Alimentos |
| title | Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in a Sample of Food Handlers at a State Enterprise |
| title_full | Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in a Sample of Food Handlers at a State Enterprise |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in a Sample of Food Handlers at a State Enterprise |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in a Sample of Food Handlers at a State Enterprise |
| title_short | Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in a Sample of Food Handlers at a State Enterprise |
| title_sort | prevalence of intestinal parasites in a sample of food handlers at a state enterprise |
| topic | Parásitos Intestinales Blastocystis sp Manipuladores de Alimentos |
| url | https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/19532 |
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