Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis and other intestinal parasitic infections among mentally retarded residents in central institution of southern Iran  

作　　者：Azar Shokri Khojasteh Sharifi Sarasiabi Saeed Hosseini Teshnizi Hamid Mahmoodi 

机构地区：[1]Paramedical School of Bandar Abbas,Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences

出　　处：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine》2012年第2期88-91,共4页亚太热带生物医学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：supported by Research Deputy of Hormozgan University of Medical Science(grant No.90/108/1977)

摘　　要：Objective:To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among mentally retarded residents of rehabilitation center of Bandar Abbas,Hormozgan province,southern Iran.Methods:A cross-sectional study was carried out in central rehabilitation institute of Hormozgan province in summer 2010.Fecal samples of all 133 residents(72 males,61 females)aged 3-52,were collected in triplicate.Specimens were examined by direct smear,formalin-ether concentration techniques and stained by permanent Trichrome,Ziehl-Neelsen stains.Statistical analysis was conducted by SPSS 13.5.Results:Intestinal parasitic infections were seen in 48.5%(64 out of 133 subjects:53.4%in males and 46.6%in females).Strongyloides stercoralis with17.3%showed the highest incidence followed by Entamoeba coli(9.8%),Blastocystis hominis(7.5%),Giardia lamblia(2.3%),Endolimax nana(2.3%),Hymenolepis nana(0.8%),Oxyuris vermicularis(0.8%),and Chilomasix mesnili(0.8%).Double infections were found to be as:Strongyloides stercoralis+Giardia lamblia(2.3%),Entamoeba coli+Giardia lamblia(1.5%),Entamoeba coli+Blastocystis hominis(1.5%),Oxyuris vermicularis+Entamoeba coli(0.8%),Strongyloides stercoralis+Entamoeba coli(0.8%),respectively.Conclusions:Our findings reveal that strongyloidiasis is a common disease among mentally retarded population in southern Iran.Objective:To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among mentally retarded residents of rehabilitation center of Bandar Abbas,Hormozgan province,southern Tran.Methods:A cross-sectional study was carried out in central rehabilitation institute of Hormozgan province in summer 2010.fecal samples of all 133 residents(72 males.61 females)aged 3-52.were collected in triplicate.Specimens were examined b) direct smear,formalin-ether concentration techniques and stained by permanent Trichrome.Ziehl-Neelsen stains.Statistical analysis was conducted by SPSS 13.5.Results:Intestinal parasilic infections were seen in 48.5%(64 out of 133 subjects:53.4%in males and 46.6%in females).Strongyloides stercorals with I7.3%showed the highest incidence followed by Entamoeba coli(9.8%).Blastocystis hominis(7.5%),Giardia lamblia(2.3%),Endolimax nana(2.3%),Hymenolepis nana(0.8%),Oxyuris vermicularis(0.8%),and Chilomasix mesnili(0.8%).Double infections were found to be as:Strongyloides stercoralis+Giardia lamblia(2.3%),Entamoeba coli + Giardia lamblia(1.5%),Entamoeba coli +Blastocystis hominis(1.5%),Oxyuris rermicularis + Entamoeba coli(0.8%),Strongyloides stercorals+ Entamoeba coli(0.8%),respectively.Conclusions:Our findings reveal that strongyloidiasis is a common disease among mentally retarded population in southern Iran.

关 键 词：INTESTINAL pararsites Mentally retarded Hormozgan Iran STRONGYLOIDES stercoralis STRONGYLOIDIASIS PARASITIC infection Rehabilitation centre 

分 类 号：R532.1[医药卫生—内科学]