Relationship between Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Hookworm Infections among School Children in Mbita, Kenya

Nagi, Manabu Inoue Sachiyo

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“…The proportion of helminthes species prevalent among PTB patients varies according to a few other studies. This study identifies A. lumbricoides was the predominant helminthes parasite with rates of 3.4%, the finding of this study was in agreement with study done by Alemu and Mama in Arba Minch hospital in which A. lumbricoides was the most prevalent parasite with rates of 11.3% [25] and Aynalem Alemu in Addis Ababa [33], un like this study, study done in Tanzania shows that S. stercoralis was the most prevalent parasite with rates of 17.0% [35], More over Hook worms were the most frequent helminths in China, Egypt and Northwest Ethiopia with rates of 4.3%, 16.5%and 11.1% respectively [11,30,36]. This difference probably due to Climate conditions, socio-demographic characteristics and living standards of the population are believed to determine the type of helminthes existing in various TB endemic areas.…”

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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites Co-infection and Associated Factors Among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Adama Town, East Shoa, Oromia, Ethiopia

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Arero³

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Tuberculosis and parasitic infections are co-endemic in many parts of the world. The treatments of many patients with tuberculosis are under the influence of Intestinal parasite infection that worsens the progression of this disease. Hence, adequate information on co-infection rate is needed to undertake the integrated prevention and control program. Therefore this study aimed to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasite co-infection and associated factors among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Adama Town, East shoa, Oromia, Ethiopia. A facility based cross sectional study was conducted from November 2018 up to January 2019 using multi stage random sampling technique. Data on socio-demographic characteristics and potential risk factors for intestinal parasite co-infection was collected by standardized semi structured interviewer administered questionnaire. One gram stool samples for direct saline microscopy, formol-ether concentration technique and modified acid fast staining was collected and processed in accordance to the standard parasitological techniques and procedures at

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“…The high prevalence of intestinal parasites indicated an increased morbidity in TB patients [11]. Moreover, epidemiological studies of intestinal parasite co infection among patients with TB have been conducted in many developing countries where TB and intestinal parasite were prevalent.…”

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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites Co-infection and Associated Factors Among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Adama Town, East Shoa, Oromia, Ethiopia

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“…To our knowledge, no study has yet specifically investigated schistosomiasis and TB in preschool-aged children. However, a study in Kenya reported increased odds of hookworm infection among school-aged children with latent TB infection compared to unexposed controls [ 6 ]. It will be important to further elucidate the impact of helminth co-infections in early childhood on developing TB.…”

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“…Chronic helminth infection is also detrimental to the functioning of the immune response against infectious diseases such as TB and, hence, increases the risk of developing TB in later life [ 14 ]. Associations between TB and helminth infections have been reported for school-aged and adult populations [ 6 , 15 ].…”

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Schistosoma, other helminth infections, and associated risk factors in preschool-aged children in urban Tanzania

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BackgroundDespite the high prevalence of helminth infections among preschool-aged children, control programs in sub-Saharan countries primarily focus on school-aged populations. We assessed the prevalence of helminth infections and determined risk factors for infection among preschool-aged children in the urban setting of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.MethodologyStarting in October 2015, we conducted a 12-month prospective study among tuberculosis (TB)-exposed children under the age of 5 years and unexposed controls from neighboring households. At the time of recruitment, we collected medical histories, assessed development and cognitive functions, and performed medical examinations. We performed full blood cell counts and screened for HIV and malaria. Point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen (POC-CCA), urine filtration, Kato-Katz, FLOTAC, and Baermann tests were employed to detect helminth infections in urine and stool. Helminth infections were stratified for Schistosoma and other helminths to identify risk factors, using logistic regression.Principal findingsWe included 310 children with a median age of 26 months (inter quartile range 17–42 months) in the study. Among these, 189 were TB-exposed and 121 TB-unexposed. Two thirds of the children were anemic (hemoglobin level <11 g/dl) and the HIV prevalence was 1.3%. Schistosoma spp. was the predominant helminth species (15.8%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 12.1–20.3%). Other helminth infections were less frequent (9.0%, 95% CI 6.3–12.8%). Poor hygiene, use of household water sources, and TB-exposure were not associated with helminth infection. Development and cognitive scores did not significantly differ in helminth-infected and uninfected peers, but hemoglobin levels were significantly lower in helminth-infected children (10.1 g/dl vs. 10.4 g/dl, p = 0.027).Conclusions/significanceIn Dar es Salaam, a city with more than 4 million inhabitants, the prevalence of Schistosoma spp. infection among preschool-aged children was unexpectedly high. Setting-specific interventions that target preschool-aged children and urban settlements should be considered to reduce the transmission of Schistosoma and other helminth infections and to improve children’s health.

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Association between parasitic infections and tuberculin skin test results in refugees

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Barnett

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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

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Relationship between Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Hookworm Infections among School Children in Mbita, Kenya

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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites Co-infection and Associated Factors Among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Adama Town, East Shoa, Oromia, Ethiopia

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites Co-infection and Associated Factors Among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Adama Town, East Shoa, Oromia, Ethiopia

Schistosoma, other helminth infections, and associated risk factors in preschool-aged children in urban Tanzania

Association between parasitic infections and tuberculin skin test results in refugees

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