Study of enteroparasites infection frequency and chemotherapeutic agents used in pediatric patients in a community living in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Morrone, Fernanda Bueno; Carneiro, Juliana Alves; Reis, Cristine dos; Cardozo, Cibele M.; Ubal, Caroline; Carli, Geraldo A De

doi:10.1590/s0036-46652004000200004

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“…Parasitic infections, caused by intestinal protozoan and helminthes are more prevalent in the poorest sections of the population and re-infection in endemic areas is continuous 3 .…”

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Polyparasitism-An Emerging Cause of Diarrhea: A Case Report

Pawar¹,

Bhise²,

Ingole³

et al. 2016

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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“…Parasitic infections, caused by intestinal protozoan and helminthes are more prevalent in the poorest sections of the population and re-infection in endemic areas is continuous 3 .…”

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confidence: 99%

Polyparasitism-An Emerging Cause of Diarrhea: A Case Report

Pawar¹,

Bhise²,

Ingole³

et al. 2016

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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“…Mario Luis Escobar-Pardo, 1 Anita Paula Ortiz de Godoy, 2 Rodrigo Strehl Machado, 3 Douglas Rodrigues, 4 Ulysses Fagundes Neto, 5 Elisabete Kawakami 6 Latin America, with estimated prevalence rates of 30%, but reaching 50% in vulnerable communities and up to 95% in a few indigenous tribes. [3][4][5][6] Native Brazilian populations who experienced violent contact with our society have come to suffer a powerful negative impact on their cultures.…”

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“…[3][4][5][6] Native Brazilian populations who experienced violent contact with our society have come to suffer a powerful negative impact on their cultures. In general, they live in socially exclusionary conditions, without any access to basic sanitation or drinking water.…”

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Prevalência de parasitoses intestinais em crianças do Parque Indígena do Xingu

Escobar-Pardo¹,

Godoy²,

Machado³

et al. 2010

J. Pediatr. (Rio J.)

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Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of intestinal parasitoses in Native Brazilian children from 2 to 9 years old. Methods:A search for ova and parasites was conducted in the stools of children between 2 to 9 years old living in six indigenous villages located in the Middle and Lower Xingu River, to wit: Pavuru, Moygu, Tuiararé, Diauarum, Capivara, and Ngojwere. The study utilized the Paratest ® kit (Diagnostek, Brazil) to preserve collected stools. Fecal samples were shipped to the Laboratory of the Pediatric Gastroenterology Division of the UNIFESP/EPM, in São Paulo, for analysis. The search for ova and parasites was performed utilizing the Hoffman method, and later through optical microscopic evaluation. Fecal samples were collected one year apart from each other.Results: There were no significant statistical differences between the mean ages of the children from the six indigenous villages studied. The search for ova and parasites found positive results for the stools of 97.5% (198/202) and 96.1% (98/102) of children in the first and second collections, respectively. There was no statistical association with the children's age. The search performed one year later found no differences in the proportion of parasites identified in the first collection for protozoa ( Conclusion:The high prevalence of intestinal parasitosis matched the elevated rates of environmental contamination in this indigenous community.

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“…Control typically focuses on periodic antihelminthic treatments targeted at specific risk groups, for example; school children. Re-infection in endemic areas is continuous (15,16). Chemotherapy remains the main means of managing morbidity from faecal-orally transmitted parasites.…”

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The relationship between perception and prevalence of faecal-orally transmitted parasitic infections among school children’s in a rural community in Cameroon

Kamga¹,

Nde²,

Fomumbod³

et al. 2013

Af J Clin Exp Micro

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Background: Faecal-orally transmitted parasites are those which are spread through faecal contamination of food and drinks. Infections with these parasites are responsible for high morbidity and mortality, especially in children in developing countries.Objective: This study was carried out to determine school children's perception of faecal-orally transmitted parasitic infections and the relationship between that perception and the prevalence of the infections.Methods: Data were collected through questionnaires and laboratory analysis of stool samples. The study was conducted in two phases. In phase 1 questionnaires were administered to determine children's knowledge on the cause, risk behaviours and prevention of the faecal-orally parasite infections. Stool specimens were analyzed using the formol-ether concentration technique. Health education was utilized in the experimental village, but not the control. Phase 2 was conducted six months later during which questionnaires were distributed and stool samples analyzed from both villages.Results: A total of 370 children were enrolled in this intervention study, out of which 208 were from Kake II (experimental arm) and 162 from Barombi-kang (control arm). At Kake II there was a significant increase in awareness in relation to the source of infection (9.5% vs. 62.5%, P< 0.001), risk behaviour (12.4% vs. 83.7, P<0.001) and prevention (17.9% vs. 84.8%, P<0.001) between the first and second phase of the study, followed by a significant change in the prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides (24.9% vs. 3.4%, P<0.001), Entamoeba coli (12.9% vs. 6.5%, P<0.001), Trichuris trichiura (22.4% vs. 12.5%, P=0.004) and Entamoeba histolytica (6.0% vs. 1.9%, P=0.035). In Barombi-kang the change in the awareness was not significant (P>0.1) and there was no significant change in the prevalence of any of the faecal-orally transmitted parasites detected. The relationship between the perception and the prevalence of feacal orally transmitted parasitic infections showed a strong negative correlation (r dispersed between -0.97 and -99) Conclusion: Health education applied in the experimental village was responsible for the changed perception of infection by children and consequently for the reduction of infestation rate. Good perception of the infection was inversely proportional to its prevalence. Therefore, health education through the framework of school proved to be an effective control method for faecalorally transmitted parasite infections. We recommend this inexpensive method to be adopted as a national policy in developing countries, especially in rural communities.

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Study of enteroparasites infection frequency and chemotherapeutic agents used in pediatric patients in a community living in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Cited by 36 publications

References 15 publications

Polyparasitism-An Emerging Cause of Diarrhea: A Case Report

Polyparasitism-An Emerging Cause of Diarrhea: A Case Report

Prevalência de parasitoses intestinais em crianças do Parque Indígena do Xingu

The relationship between perception and prevalence of faecal-orally transmitted parasitic infections among school children’s in a rural community in Cameroon

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