Prevalencia de protozoos intestinales en 79 niños de 2 a 5 años de edad de un hogar infantil estatal en Circasia, Quindío

Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in preschool-children from vulnerable neighborhoods in Bogotá

“…The prevalence for G. duodenalis (15.1%) is comparable to previous studies in Colombia which found prevalences of 7.8%-11.6% in SAC 25,27 and 13.0-16.5% in PSAC 13,14,26 . The prevalence of Blastocystis spp in Colombia varies greatly; 1.7% 10 to 67.9% 25 .…”

“…The 26.4% prevalence of pathogenic IPIs found in our study population is lower than that found by many other studies which have been conducted in Colombia 13,16,25,26 that reported prevalence rates varying between 42.7% and 89.7%. These studies were conducted in varying contexts; rural-urban, low-high SES and among indigenous communities.…”

“…However, some research in Colombia has revealed that there is a much higher prevalence for helminths in some areas, varying from 16.7% to 26.2% 10,15,16 . Over the past decades, urban areas have shown a decline in intestinal helminths, probably due to improvements in sanitation and general living conditions 26 . This could explain the low helminthic prevalence in our sample where 86.9% of households have an aqueduct, 87.4% a sewage, and 82.7% a private toilet.…”

Detection of Giardia duodenalis and Toxoplasma gondii in soil and water samples in the Quindío River basin, Colombia

“…This work is the first to study the simultaneous occurence of Giardia and Toxoplasma , two protozoan pathogens in the source of the drinking water for a city where human infection of both protozoa is related to water consumption ( Arias et al, 2010 ; Giraldo-Gómez et al, 2005 ; Gómez-Marín et al, 2021 ; Londoño et al, 2009a ; Lora-Suarez et al, 2002 ). While Giardia and Toxoplasma DNA presence are described in the present study, Cryptosporidium sp will be a matter for our next report, which will include correlation with stools from cattle.…”

Estimación de la prevalencia de parásitos intestinales en niños de dos comunidades colombianas

“…En la región del Eje Cafetero (Centro del país), específicamente en Dosquebradas (Risaralda), espacio-población donde se llevó a cabo el presente estudio, se conocen muy pocos estudios que relacionen la prevalencia de los enteroparásitos. Sin embargo, en regiones cercanas pertenecientes al departamento del Quindío, se reportan altas prevalencias de protozoarios como Blastocystis hominis, enteroparásito emergente (5,(8)(9)(10)(11) que ha tomado gran interés por su controversia en términos de patogenicidad e incremento en la prevalencia durante los últimos años (8). De igual manera, en la región de Cundinamarca y Boyacá se reportan elevadas prevalencias de los mismos parásitos patógenos en poblaciones escolares y adolescentes (12).…”