Prevalence of intestinal parasites at Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India: Five-year study

Marothi, Yogyata; Singh, Binita

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“…The prevalence of parasitic infestation was more common in females (32.11%) as compared to that in males (21.99%) but this difference was not statistically significant. Marothi andSingh (2011), Patel et al (2014) and Zemene and Shiferaw (2018) reported similar results in their study with predominance in females. In addition, the prevalence of parasitic infections was statistically insignificant with the age of children.…”

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Prevalence of intestinal parasites among children attending outpatient department of Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Acharya¹,

Subedi²,

Devkota³

2021

Nep. J. Zool.

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Intestinal parasitic infection is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries, especially among children. Even minimum infection of parasites in children may have negative effects on growth, iron deficiency anemia, perceiving function, and impaired cognition. The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated factors among the children attending the Outpatient Department of Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu for various illnesses. The research was carried out from March to May 2018. A total of 300 fresh stool samples were collected in clean, dry and screw-capped plastic vials and were studied for the presence of intestinal parasites using the direct smear and concentration methods. Children or their parents were interviewed using standard questionnaires. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites was 25.67%. The protozoan infestation was found in 22.67% of cases, while helminthic infestation was found only in 3% of cases. No double infestation was detected. The predominant parasite was Entamoeba histolytica (14%) followed by Giardia lamblia (8. 67%). The prevalence among female (32.11%) was greater than male (21.99%). The infection was found higher in low age of children, using underground water as a source of drinking water and hardly cut their nail in a regular fashion, whereas those children followed regular hand washing habit, defecation in toilet, parent’s occupation, use of antihelminthic drugs and treatment method had low infection of intestinal parasitic infection. All these evidences have shown that there should be an effective implementation of intervention activities to control and cure the spread of parasites associated infections among children.

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Prevalence of intestinal parasites among children attending outpatient department of Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Acharya¹,

Subedi²,

Devkota³

2021

Nep. J. Zool.

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“…[ 16 ] that demonstrated an increased incidence of helminthic intestinal parasitic infections. In agreement with our study, a few older studies by Paul et al ,[ 9 ] Choubisa and Choubisa[ 10 ] Kavathia et al ,[ 17 ] and Marothi and Singh[ 18 ] showed increased isolation of protozoan parasites from the intestinal tract. We identified a majority of Giardia lamblia (61/70, 87.14%) parasites from the stool samples included in our study followed by Entamoeba histolytica/dispar (3/70, 4.28%) which corroborates with the studies conducted by Champa and Sreeshma,[ 13 ] Patel et al .…”

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The spectrum of parasitic infections with emphasis on the clinico-epidemiological characteristics and risk factors among immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients at a university hospital in Northern India

Kar,

Singh,

Tejan

et al. 2024

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Introduction: Intestinal parasitic infections pose a substantial threat to public health and are a huge burden to the economic development of a developing country. We aimed to identify the spectrum of intestinal parasitic infections with an emphasis on demographic and clinical characteristics observed among immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. Materials and Methods: This observational study was performed in the Parasitology section of the Department of Microbiology from January 2022 to July 2022. A total of 2628 stool samples were obtained from patients presenting with chief complaints of abdominal pain, distension, vomiting, and foul-smelling feces. All the clinical and diagnostic data of the patients enrolled in the above-mentioned period were extracted from the ward files, hospital electronic records, and laboratory registers. Result: A total of 2628 stool samples were sent to the Parasitology section of the Department of Microbiology. Out of the above-mentioned samples, 70 (70/2628, 2.66%) samples yielded gastrointestinal parasites on microscopic examination. The mean age of the patients included in our cohort study was 32.53 ± 16.21 years with a male predominance of 72.86% (51/70, 72.86%). The most common gastrointestinal parasite identified from stool samples was Giardia lamblia (61/70, 87.14%). All cases of opportunistic gastrointestinal infection caused by Cryptosporidium spp. (4/70, 5.71%) in our study cohort were found to infest the immunocompromised patients. Conclusion: This study determines the spectrum of intestinal parasitic infections among the immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals and guides physicians in starting appropriate anti-parasitic treatment along with the instillation of strict hand hygiene techniques.

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“…In the present study, high G. lamblia was among Bangladeshis (37.5%), but, E. histolytica was among Indians (50%) and E. coli among Palestinians (40%). A study in India, showed the following infection rates: G. lamblia (69.5%), and E. histolytica (15.7%) (Yogyata and Binita, 2011). Taha et al (2013) in Al-Madinah reported that the protozoa infection was 21.9% with G. lamblia and 17.8% with E. histolytica/ E. coli.…”

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Evaluation of Common Microscopic Techniques for Detection of Blastocystis Hominis

Aldahhasi

Toulah

Wakid³

2020

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology

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Prevalence of intestinal parasites at Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India: Five-year study

Cited by 18 publications

References 5 publications

Prevalence of intestinal parasites among children attending outpatient department of Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Prevalence of intestinal parasites among children attending outpatient department of Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

The spectrum of parasitic infections with emphasis on the clinico-epidemiological characteristics and risk factors among immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients at a university hospital in Northern India

Evaluation of Common Microscopic Techniques for Detection of Blastocystis Hominis

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