Presença de Cryptosporidium spp em crianças com diarréia aguda em uma creche pública de Recife, Estado de Pernambuco

Abstract

Indivíduos imunossuprimidos estão sujeitos a uma série de complicações infecciosas causadas por agentes oportunistas, e em decorrência deste fato, poder-se-á observar o aparecimento de algumas doenças denominadas emergentes 20 ABSTRACTThe objective of the present study was to analyze the frequency of oocysts of Cryptosporidium spp in fecal samples from children aged one to fourteen years at a public daycare center located in a needy community in the city of Recife, Pernambuco. The investigation was carried out between June 28, 2006, and April 3, 2007, and involved 182 children. Among the samples analyzed, 59 (32.4%) were positive regarding the presence of oocysts of Cryptosporidium spp, and the age group most affected was between three and five years (54.2%). The high frequency of samples positive for Cryptosporidium spp obtained in this study confirms that daycare centers are an environment that favors such occurrences, because of the direct contact between children or between children and staff. The most important infection route for Cryptosporidium spp is person-to-person transmission, which is well illustrated in daycare centers. Immaturity, deficiencies of the immune system and inadequate hygiene habits are factors that also contribute towards this type of infection.

Parasites in South Bahia: Focus on Giardiasis and Ascariasis among Preschoolers of Itabuna

“…Therefore, the high rate of parasitism (77.5%) found in this study is a reflection of infrastructural and socioeconomic conditions, as well as individual and collective hygiene. The gathered PSIs from neighborhoods with infrastructure problems and insufficient hygiene resources may contribute to the increased incidence of parasitic species due to greater interpersonal contact, favoring the spread of intestinal parasites (Nascimento, Cavalcanti, Irmao, & Rocha, 2009).…”

“…Although several reports of intestinal parasites in children attending kindgartens (Barçante et al, 2008;Chaves et al, 2006;Machado, Marcari, Cristante, & Carareto, 1999;Nascimento, Cavalcanti, Irmao, & Rocha, 2009) are available, there are few researches directed to preschoolers of South Bahia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of intestinal parasites and the possible risk factors associated with parasitism in toddlers and preschoolers attending three day-care centers at city of Itabuna, Bahia state.…”

Factors influencing growth and intestinal parasitic infections in preschoolers attending philanthropic daycare centers in Salvador, Northeast Region of Brazil

“…Other studies regarding intestinal parasitic infections in children attending public daycare centers in Brazil 30 have focused on the transmission of Cryptosporidium sp. since, like G. duodenalis and E. histolytica, this parasite is associated with diarrhoeal illness in preschool children.…”

Leishmaniose Visceral Canina No Município Do Ipojuca - Pe/Brasil

“…Nos dias atuais, em razão do número cada vez maior de mulheres que ingressam no mercado de trabalho, a creche é uma realidade na vida das famílias, sendo este o local onde muitas crianças passam a maior parte de sua infância . Por se tratarem de ambientes fechados, nos quais as crianças ficam a maior parte do dia, passam a ser um fator a mais de exposição às enteroparasitoses (NASCIMENTO et al, 2009). Além disso, em creches, o risco acentuado de exposição a enteroparasitas é devido a características inerentes a esses estabelecimentos, incluindo a facilidade de contato interpessoal (criança-criança), pessoal mal treinado e condições inadequadas de higiene inerentes às crianças .…”