Asymptomatic Carriage of Salmonella and Intestinal Parasites in Pupils in Yaounde  

作　　者：Rosanne Minone Ngome Michel Toukam Nadia Christelle Noumedem Anangmo Sylvain Raoul Simeni Njonnou Emilia Lyonga Mbamyah Hortense Gonsu Kamga Rosanne Minone Ngome;Michel Toukam;Nadia Christelle Noumedem Anangmo;Sylvain Raoul Simeni Njonnou;Emilia Lyonga Mbamyah;Hortense Gonsu Kamga(Department of Microbiology, Hematology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon;Clinical Biology Laboratory, Hospital Center for Research and Application in Endoscopic Surgery and Human Reproduction, Yaounde, Cameroon;Department of Microbiology, Haematology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon;Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon;Bacteriological Laboratory, Yaounde University Teaching Hospital, Yaounde, Cameroon)

机构地区：[1]Department of Microbiology, Hematology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon [2]Clinical Biology Laboratory, Hospital Center for Research and Application in Endoscopic Surgery and Human Reproduction, Yaounde, Cameroon [3]Department of Microbiology, Haematology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon [4]Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon [5]Bacteriological Laboratory, Yaounde University Teaching Hospital, Yaounde, Cameroon

出　　处：《Open Journal of Medical Microbiology》2021年第2期119-128,共10页医学微生物学（英文）

摘　　要：<b><span style="font-family:"">Background</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"">: </span></b><span style="font-family:"">Feco-oral transmitted diseases (FOTD) remain a public health issue, particularly in developing countries. Data concerning the carriage of <i>Salmonella</i> and intestinal parasites in children are available worldwide but are lacking in Cameroon. This study aimed to determine the asymptomatic carriage of <i>Salmonella</i> and intestinal parasites in children of two primary schools in<span> Yaoundé. <b>Methods: </b>A cross-sectional descriptive study was conduc</span>ted from October 2017 to May 2018 in two primary schools (from rural and urban areas) in the 7^th precinct of Yaoundé. Sociodemographic, clinical and paraclinical (rectal swab, direct examination of fresh stool and bacteriological culture on Hektoen medium) data were collected. <b>Results: </b>We included<b> </b>368 (192 boys) pupils from both schools (184 in each school) with a mean age of 8.99 ± 2.21 years. None of the children was infected by <i>Salmonella spp</i>. Intestinal parasite prevalence was 9.80% (6.52% of children from the urban school vs 13.04% from the rural ones). The intestinal parasite prevalence tended to be higher in girls than in boys (11.98% vs</span><span style="font-family:"">.</span><span style="font-family:""> 7.39%). Among intestinal parasites, protozoa were the most widely found. <i>Entamoeba histolytica</i> and <i>Giardia intestinalis</i> were the most prevalent pathogenic intestinal protozoa (11.11% vs</span><span style="font-family:"">.</span><span style="font-family:""> 25<span>% of all positive stool exams). The helminths, less frequent, were</span> represented by <i>Ascaris lumbicoides</i> and <i>Enterobius vermicularis.</i> The factors associated with intestinal parasite carriage were mainly rural school location and age between 11</span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:"">-</span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:"">13 years. <b<b><span style="font-family:"">Background</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"">: </span></b><span style="font-family:"">Feco-oral transmitted diseases (FOTD) remain a public health issue, particularly in developing countries. Data concerning the carriage of <i>Salmonella</i> and intestinal parasites in children are available worldwide but are lacking in Cameroon. This study aimed to determine the asymptomatic carriage of <i>Salmonella</i> and intestinal parasites in children of two primary schools in<span> Yaoundé. <b>Methods: </b>A cross-sectional descriptive study was conduc</span>ted from October 2017 to May 2018 in two primary schools (from rural and urban areas) in the 7^th precinct of Yaoundé. Sociodemographic, clinical and paraclinical (rectal swab, direct examination of fresh stool and bacteriological culture on Hektoen medium) data were collected. <b>Results: </b>We included<b> </b>368 (192 boys) pupils from both schools (184 in each school) with a mean age of 8.99 ± 2.21 years. None of the children was infected by <i>Salmonella spp</i>. Intestinal parasite prevalence was 9.80% (6.52% of children from the urban school vs 13.04% from the rural ones). The intestinal parasite prevalence tended to be higher in girls than in boys (11.98% vs</span><span style="font-family:"">.</span><span style="font-family:""> 7.39%). Among intestinal parasites, protozoa were the most widely found. <i>Entamoeba histolytica</i> and <i>Giardia intestinalis</i> were the most prevalent pathogenic intestinal protozoa (11.11% vs</span><span style="font-family:"">.</span><span style="font-family:""> 25<span>% of all positive stool exams). The helminths, less frequent, were</span> represented by <i>Ascaris lumbicoides</i> and <i>Enterobius vermicularis.</i> The factors associated with intestinal parasite carriage were mainly rural school location and age between 11</span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:"">-</span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:"">13 years. <b

关 键 词：Stool Culture Intestinal Parasites PUPILS 

分 类 号：R57[医药卫生—消化系统]