ResumenIntroducción. La parasitosis intestinal es un grave problema de salud pública en países en vía de desarrollo; la blastocistosis es una parasitosis emergente. Objetivos. Determinar la prevalencia de infección por Blastocystis spp. y de otros enteroparásitos en niños de una escuela periurbana. Diseño. Estudio observacional y transversal. Lugar. Escuela ubicada en el distrito de Yura en Arequipa, Perú. Participantes. 83 niños, entre 4 y 8 años de edad. Intervenciones. Las muestras de heces de los niños fueron analizadas con el método Teleman modificado; se hizo un análisis descriptivo a través del cálculo de frecuencias. Principales medidas de resultados. Presencia del parásito intestinal. Resultados. La prevalencia de Blastocystis spp. fue 81,9% (68/83), la prevalencia global de parásitos fue 96,4% (80/83); además, 80,7% (67/83) tenía más de un tipo de parásito. Conclusiones. Existe una elevada prevalencia de Blastocystis spp. y de otros enteroparásitos; también, un elevado poliparasitismo en la población escolar estudiada. Es el primer estudio realizado en dicha comunidad. Palabras clave. Infecciones por Blastocystis; Parasitosis Intestinales; Niño; Perú. Abstract Introduction. Intestinal parasitosis is a serious public health problem in developing countries, and blastocystosis is an emerging parasitosis. Objectives. To determine the prevalence of infection by Blastocystis spp. and other intestinal parasites in children from a periurban school. Design. Observational and transversal study. Location. A school located in the district of Yura in Arequipa, Peru. Participants. 83 children between 4 and 8 years old. Interventions. Stool samples obtained from the children were analyzed with the modified Telemann method; a descriptive analysis was done by calculating frequency. Main outcome measures. Presence of the intestinal parasite. Results. The prevalence of Blastocystis spp. was 81.9% (68/83), the overall prevalence of parasites was 96.4% (80/83), and 80.7% (67/83) had more than one type of parasite. Conclusions. There was a high prevalence of Blastocystis spp. and other intestinal parasites in the sample studied. There was also a high polyparasitism in the school population studied. This is the first study in this community.
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