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

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• 作者：Azar Shokri ; Khojasteh Sharifi Sarasiabi ; ^{aramesh8632@yahoo.com} ; Saeed Hosseini Teshnizi ; Hamid Mahmoodi
• 关键词：Intestinal pararsites ; Mentally retarded ; Hormozgan ; Iran ; Strongyloides stercoralis ; Strongyloidiasis ; Parasitic infection ; Rehabilitation centre
• 刊名：Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：February, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：2
• 期：2
• 页码：88-91
• 全文大小：280 K

文摘

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 with 17.3 % 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.