Prevalence of intestinal parasites in a population in south of Tehran, Iran

Arani, Abolfath Shojaei; Alaghehbandan, Reza; Akhlaghi, Lame; Shahi, Maryam; Lari, Abdolaziz Rastegar

doi:10.1590/s0036-46652008000300003

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“…The findings of this study show a trend of high risk infections of intestinal protozoan among these populations especially in tribes as shown by other studies [15,[19][20][21].…”

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confidence: 84%

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection Among Inhabitants and Tribes of Chelgerd, Iran, 2008-2009

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Nazari

Haghighi

et al. 2015

JCDR

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“…The findings of this study show a trend of high risk infections of intestinal protozoan among these populations especially in tribes as shown by other studies [15,[19][20][21].…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 84%

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection Among Inhabitants and Tribes of Chelgerd, Iran, 2008-2009

Pestehchian

Nazari

Haghighi

et al. 2015

JCDR

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“…Prevalence rates of B.hominis have been reported from 0.08% to 54.5% (23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29). However, there are few studies with focus on the pathogenesis aspect of B. hominis (25,27,30).…”

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A Study of The Genetic Variability of Blastocystis hominis Isolates in Hamadan, West of Iran

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Hajilooi

Maghsood

et al. 2012

Jundishapur J Microbiol

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Blastocystis hominis is a common protozoan parasite in the human and many other animals intestine. the parasite pathogenicity is still controversial. A few studies have been conducted on prevalence of B.hominis subtypes in Iran. The results of present study improve our knowledge on B. hominis subtypes in Iran and therefore we can do more investigations on pathogenicity potential of these subtypes in the future. Background:Blastocystis is a common protozoan parasite in mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, arthropods, and annelids. This parasite has some subtypes, which pathogenicity status of them still remained controversial. Some of Blastocystis subtypes are potentially pathogenic to human. Objectives: This study has identified the B. hominis subtypes and their prevalence rates in Hamadan. Patients and Methods: During two months of summer 2011, a total number of 250 human fecal samples referred for parasitology examination to Beasat Hospital and a few clinical laboratories of Hamadan city were collected. The samples were examined by direct method and formalin-ether. 41 samples exhibited positive results for B. hominis thereby were cultured in Locke-egg medium. After the growth and in order to genotype identification, B. hominis isolates were amplified by PCR, using seven pairs of sequencestagged site primers. . Results: In this study, three subtypes of B. hominis consisted of one [SB83], two [SB340] and three [SB227] were identified. The most dominant genotype was SB83 with 56.1% frequency. The prevalence rate of genotype SB227 and SB340 were 22% and 7.3%, respectively. Coexistence of genotypes SB83 and SB227 was detected in 14.6% of positive cases. Conclusions: This is the first study in Hamadan on genotyping of B. hominis, which may trigger other epidemiologic and zoonotic studies on different subtypes and hence control clinical manifestations of infection.

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“…Previous surveys in Iran indicate that, the rate of intestinal parasitic disease in this country is between 4.7% -19.7% [15][16][17][18][19]. Compared with any other age group, children are more susceptible to intestinal parasite.…”

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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasite Infections among Children in the Day Care Centers of Gonbad-e Kavus County, North-Eastern Iran

Mesgarian

Sofizadeh

Shoraka

et al. 2017

Zahedan J Res Med Sci

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Background: Intestinal parasite infection is one of the major health problems in the world especially in the developing countries. Objectives: This study was an attempt to examine the prevalence of intestinal parasite infection in the day care centers in Gonbad-e Kavus. Methods: In this cross sectional study, 932 children were recruited from 45 day care centers in Gonbad-e Kavus in Iran, through a survey and their stool samples were examined using direct wet mount, formalin-ether concentration and Trichrome staining techniques. Also, scotch tape slides were microscopically analyzed. Data were analyzed using percentage, frequency and Chi-square test using SPSS ver.16. Odds Ratio was used show the effect size of socio-demographic variables on the rate of intestinal parasite infection. Results: The prevalence of intestinal parasite infections among the children was 26.6%. This study found a significant relationship between the children age, parent education and the place of residency with the rate of intestinal parasite infection (P < 0.05). The children in rural areas were 1.55 times more likely than the children in urban areas to be infected with intestinal parasites (OR = 1.55). Moreover, the results of this study showed that an increase in parent's education for one level decreased the risk of infection in their children by 6% (OR = 0.94). Also, with a rise in the age of participants for a year, the risk of infection increased by 44% (OR = 1.44). Conclusions: Due to the high rate of intestinal parasite infections among children, parents and child care workers need to learn about the various means by which parasites can be transmitted in day care centers.

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Prevalence of intestinal parasites in a population in south of Tehran, Iran

Cited by 87 publications

References 9 publications

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection Among Inhabitants and Tribes of Chelgerd, Iran, 2008-2009

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection Among Inhabitants and Tribes of Chelgerd, Iran, 2008-2009

A Study of The Genetic Variability of Blastocystis hominis Isolates in Hamadan, West of Iran

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasite Infections among Children in the Day Care Centers of Gonbad-e Kavus County, North-Eastern Iran

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