Prevalencia y Factores de Riesgo Asociados a Parasitismo Intestinal en Preescolares de Zona Urbana en Calarcá, Colombia

Abstract

A high Blastocystis prevalence was found in this group of preschool children residing in an urban setting and having good access to sanitary services. Controlling parasites on pets should be emphasized. This group of children should be submitted to periodical coprological analysis (once a year).

Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in preschool-children from vulnerable neighborhoods in Bogotá

“…The prevalence for G. duodenalis (15.1%) is comparable to previous studies in Colombia which found prevalences of 7.8%-11.6% in SAC 25,27 and 13.0-16.5% in PSAC 13,14,26 . The prevalence of Blastocystis spp in Colombia varies greatly; 1.7% 10 to 67.9% 25 .…”

“…The 26.4% prevalence of pathogenic IPIs found in our study population is lower than that found by many other studies which have been conducted in Colombia 13,16,25,26 that reported prevalence rates varying between 42.7% and 89.7%. These studies were conducted in varying contexts; rural-urban, low-high SES and among indigenous communities.…”

“…Comparably low prevalence rates (0.6%-2.4%) were found in other areas in Colombia 13,14,25 . However, some research in Colombia has revealed that there is a much higher prevalence for helminths in some areas, varying from 16.7% to 26.2% 10,15,16 .…”

“…In Calarcá pathogenic IPIs were found in 42.7% of 220 PSAC 13 , in the city of Armenia 24.1% of 328 children 1-7 years old was infected 14 , in Guapí the prevalence was 30.6% among 136 children <2 years of age 15 , while in Cali a staggering 84% of 57 SAC from indigenous communities were IPI positive 16 . In most studies, G. duodenalis was the most prevalent intestinal parasite.…”

Estimación de la prevalencia de parásitos intestinales en niños de dos comunidades colombianas

“…En la región del Eje Cafetero (Centro del país), específicamente en Dosquebradas (Risaralda), espacio-población donde se llevó a cabo el presente estudio, se conocen muy pocos estudios que relacionen la prevalencia de los enteroparásitos. Sin embargo, en regiones cercanas pertenecientes al departamento del Quindío, se reportan altas prevalencias de protozoarios como Blastocystis hominis, enteroparásito emergente (5,(8)(9)(10)(11) que ha tomado gran interés por su controversia en términos de patogenicidad e incremento en la prevalencia durante los últimos años (8). De igual manera, en la región de Cundinamarca y Boyacá se reportan elevadas prevalencias de los mismos parásitos patógenos en poblaciones escolares y adolescentes (12).…”