Enteroparásitos en niños de una comunidad indígena del municipio Machiques de Perijá, estado Zulia Venezuela

• Main Authors: Acurero-Yamarte Ellen, Díaz Suarez Odelis, Rivero-Rodríguez Zulbey, Bracho Mora Ángela, Calchi La Corte Marinella, Terán Raikelin, Paz Milagros
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2016
• Subjects: Enteroparásitos; niños; indígenas; prevalencia; Enteroparasites; children; indigenous; prevalence; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Ritchie
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/3968a7a03c03426d8b117c6b8f814194

Abstract: In order to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in children from an indigenous community in the municipality Machiques de Perija of Zulia state, they were analyzed fecal samples from 139 children aged between 0-12 years old. Each stool specimen was conducted a coproparasitological fresh examination with physiological saline 0.85% and temporary colorations NAIR and lugol, as well, Ritchie´s concentration technique. An overall prevalence of children parasitized 87.7% was observed, no significant differences in the studies of the variables parasitosis and sex. It was observed a predomine of polyparasitism (68,35%) on monoparasitism (20,15%). As for the age group, stratum 2 to 6 years was the mostly parasitized (43.92%). The x2 revealed that if there is significant relationship between variables and age parasitism. Parasitic species obtained a higher prevalence were: Entamoeba coli (46.06%), Blastocystis sp. (43.16%), Trichuris trichiura (30.94%) and Ascaris lumbricoides (21.58%) throughout the study group. These results are similar to those obtained in previous research. The high prevalence of protozoan suggest a pattern of direct transmission between the study population or through consumption of water and/or fecally contaminated food. Resumen: Con la finalidad de determinar la prevalencia de enteroparásitos en niños de una comunidad indígena del municipio Machiques de Perijá del estado Zulia, fueron analizadas 139 muestras fecales provenientes de niños en edades comprendidas entre 0 a 12 años de edad. A cada espécimen fecal se le realizó un examen coproparasitológico al fresco con solución salina fisiológica al 0,85% y coloraciones temporales NAIR y lugol, así como la técnica de concentración de Ritchie. Se observó una prevalencia general de niños parasitados de 87,7 % No hubo diferencia significativa en cuanto al estudio de las variables parasitosis y sexo. Se observó un predomino del poliparasitismo (68, 35%) sobre el monoparasitismo (20,15%). En cuanto al grupo de edades, el estrato de 2 ...