OCCURRENCE OF Blastocystis spp. IN UBERABA, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL
Intestinal parasites are a problem for public health all over the world. The infection with Blastocystis, a protozoan of controversial pathogenicity, is one of the most common among them all. In this study, the occurrence of intestinal parasites, with emphasis on Blastocystis, in patients at the Uni...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:55dbfb30bdb94f6981b9cad44fddf5cf 2024-09-09T19:26:36+00:00 OCCURRENCE OF Blastocystis spp. IN UBERABA, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL Marlene CABRINE-SANTOS Eduardo do Nascimento CINTRA Rafaela Andrade do CARMO Gabriel Antônio Nogueira NASCENTES André Luiz PEDROSA Dalmo CORREIA Márcia Benedita de OLIVEIRA-SILVA 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652015000300005 https://doaj.org/article/55dbfb30bdb94f6981b9cad44fddf5cf EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652015000300211&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 1678-9946 doi:10.1590/S0036-46652015000300005 https://doaj.org/article/55dbfb30bdb94f6981b9cad44fddf5cf Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 57, Iss 3, Pp 211-214 (2015) Blastocystis spp Intestinal parasites Stools Uberaba (MG) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652015000300005 2024-08-05T17:49:31Z Intestinal parasites are a problem for public health all over the world. The infection with Blastocystis, a protozoan of controversial pathogenicity, is one of the most common among them all. In this study, the occurrence of intestinal parasites, with emphasis on Blastocystis, in patients at the Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro was investigated in Uberaba (MG) through microscopy of direct smears and fecal concentrates using Ritchie’s method. Feces of 1,323 patients were examined from April 2011 to May 2012. In 28.7% of them at least one intestinal parasite was identified, and the most frequent organisms were Blastocystis spp. (17.8%) and Giardia intestinalis (7.4%). The occurrence of parasitism was higher in children aged 6 -10 years old, and the infection with Blastocystis spp. was higher above the age of six (p < 0.001). The exclusive presence of G. intestinalis and of Blastocystis spp. was observed in 5.4% and 12.2% of the patients, respectively. Regarding patients with diarrheic feces, 8% revealed unique parasitism of Blastocystis spp. Other intestinal parasites observed in children were Ascaris lumbricoides (0.3%) and Entamoeba histolytica/dispar/moshkovskii (1.4%). The Ritchie’s method was more sensitive (92.8%) when compared to direct microscopy (89.8%), with high agreement between them (97.7%, kappa = 0.92). In conclusion, the occurrence of Blastocystis spp. in Uberaba is high and the presence of diarrheic feces with exclusive presence of the parasite of Blastocystis spp. was observed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 57 3 211 214 |
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Intestinal parasites are a problem for public health all over the world. The infection with Blastocystis, a protozoan of controversial pathogenicity, is one of the most common among them all. In this study, the occurrence of intestinal parasites, with emphasis on Blastocystis, in patients at the Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro was investigated in Uberaba (MG) through microscopy of direct smears and fecal concentrates using Ritchie’s method. Feces of 1,323 patients were examined from April 2011 to May 2012. In 28.7% of them at least one intestinal parasite was identified, and the most frequent organisms were Blastocystis spp. (17.8%) and Giardia intestinalis (7.4%). The occurrence of parasitism was higher in children aged 6 -10 years old, and the infection with Blastocystis spp. was higher above the age of six (p < 0.001). The exclusive presence of G. intestinalis and of Blastocystis spp. was observed in 5.4% and 12.2% of the patients, respectively. Regarding patients with diarrheic feces, 8% revealed unique parasitism of Blastocystis spp. Other intestinal parasites observed in children were Ascaris lumbricoides (0.3%) and Entamoeba histolytica/dispar/moshkovskii (1.4%). The Ritchie’s method was more sensitive (92.8%) when compared to direct microscopy (89.8%), with high agreement between them (97.7%, kappa = 0.92). In conclusion, the occurrence of Blastocystis spp. in Uberaba is high and the presence of diarrheic feces with exclusive presence of the parasite of Blastocystis spp. was observed. |
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Marlene CABRINE-SANTOS Eduardo do Nascimento CINTRA Rafaela Andrade do CARMO Gabriel Antônio Nogueira NASCENTES André Luiz PEDROSA Dalmo CORREIA Márcia Benedita de OLIVEIRA-SILVA |
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OCCURRENCE OF Blastocystis spp. IN UBERABA, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL |
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OCCURRENCE OF Blastocystis spp. IN UBERABA, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL |
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OCCURRENCE OF Blastocystis spp. IN UBERABA, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL |
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