Intestinal parasitism in children and employees of communitarian day-care centers of Niteroi City, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v38i4.8590Keywords:
Day-care center, Intestinal parasites, Children, Helminths, Protozoan.Abstract
Fecal samples of 372 children and 57 employees of 8 communitarian day-carecenters of Niteroi City, Rio de Janeiro state were examined. Positivity for intestinal
parasites was obtained in 51.6% and 38.6% of children and employees, respectively.
In children, the most frequent species were Giardia duodenalis (123), Entamoeba
coli (32), Ascaris lumbricoides (33) and Trichuris trichiura (21). Monoparasitism
was observed in 144/372 (75%) cases. In the group of employees, the most frequent
parasites were Endolimax nana (7), Entamoeba coli (6), Blastocystis hominis (6)
and Entamoeba histolytica complex (5), and monoparasitism was observed in
15/57 persons. These data stand out the high prevalence of intestinal parasitism in
Niteroi City and indicate the necessity of improvement of the sanitary conditions
in the low-income communities, as well as the implementation of programs to the
promotion of continued sanitary education. In this case, the program should focus
in special for increasing awareness of situations of potential risks for intestinal
parasitism and other diseases with similar transmission. The municipality should
also implement public policies generating a higher level of quality of life not only
for children but for the population as a whole.
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2010-01-07
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UCHÔA, C. M. A.; ALBUQUERQUE, M. C. de; DE CARVALHO, F. M.; FALCÃO, A. O.; SILVA, P. da; BASTOS, O. M. P. Intestinal parasitism in children and employees of communitarian day-care centers of Niteroi City, Brazil. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 38, n. 4, p. 267–278, 2010. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v38i4.8590. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/8590. Acesso em: 21 may. 2024.
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