Intestinal parasitic infections in children attending day care centers located in peripheral neighborhoods in the municipality of Coari, state of Amazonas, Brazil

Authors

  • Adriana Maria de C. Monteiro
  • Elizângela F. da Silva
  • Katyane de S. Almeida
  • João Jonilson N. de Sousa
  • Luis Antonio Mathias
  • Francisco Baptista
  • Fagner Luiz da C. Freitas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v38i4.8592

Keywords:

Intestinal parasitoses, Children, Medio Solimoes.

Abstract

The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections was studied in children attending
public day care centers in peripheral neighborhoods in the municipality of Coari,
state of Amazonas, Brazil. Coproparasitological examinations were performed in
211 children resulting in 66.4% of positive samples. The etiological agents most
frequently found were: Ascaris lumbricoides (37%), Trichuris trichiura (21.6%),
ancylostomatides (5%), Entaboeba histolytica/E. dispar (14%), E. coli (11%),
Giardia duodenalis (4.4%), Strongyloides stercoralis (0.8%), Endolimax nana
(1%), Enterobius vermicularis 2.4%), Hymenolepis nana (2%) and Hymenolepis
diminuta (0.4%). Actions to educate the target public about prevention and treatment
are necessary to solve the problem of intestinal parasitoses in the community studied
in order to avoid child health hazards due to the lack of knowledge about these
diseases in the family and in the school.

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Published

2010-01-07

How to Cite

MONTEIRO, A. M. de C.; SILVA, E. F. da; ALMEIDA, K. de S.; SOUSA, J. J. N. de; MATHIAS, L. A.; BAPTISTA, F.; FREITAS, F. L. da C. Intestinal parasitic infections in children attending day care centers located in peripheral neighborhoods in the municipality of Coari, state of Amazonas, Brazil. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 38, n. 4, p. 284–290, 2010. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v38i4.8592. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/8592. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 4 (2009)

Section

SHORT COMMUNICATION

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