Prevalência e aspectos epidemiológicos da giardíase em creches no município de Aracaju, SE, Brasil

A survey of the giardiasis prevalence was done in children from 2 till 5 years old who frequented two day nurseries ("A " and "B "). Its relation with some epidemiological aspects through the realization of parasitological exams of stool and an inquiry applied to mothers. Inday n...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Gileno de Sá Cardoso, Ana Denise Costa de Santana, Cleovansóstenes Pereira de Aguiar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1995
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821995000100005
https://doaj.org/article/7e6815cf43fb4038adde2680b1ed702a
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Summary:A survey of the giardiasis prevalence was done in children from 2 till 5 years old who frequented two day nurseries ("A " and "B "). Its relation with some epidemiological aspects through the realization of parasitological exams of stool and an inquiry applied to mothers. Inday nursery "A " with a higth standard of life, 20 (66.6%) of 30 inquired children were parasitised and all the children in day nursery "B" had some enteroparasite. Giardia lamblia wasfound in 15 (50%) of the children-in better standart of life and in 19 (63.3%) of the children with a lower one. The ingesting of vegetables was the only allied factor to the high degree of giardiasis, in day nursery "A ". The day nursery "B " suffered influences from other aspects: no potable water in the residences, the inappropriate destiny of the garbage, the ingesting of vegetables habit and collective bedroom. The adequate sanitation and the existence of domestic animals were not related to parasitism by Giardia lamblia.