Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis and other intestinal parasitic infections among mentally retarded residents in central institution of southern Iran.
- Author:
Azar SHOKRI
1
;
Khojasteh Sharifi SARASIABI
;
Saeed Hosseini TESHNIZI
;
Hamid MAHMOODI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Hormozgan; Intestinal pararsites; Iran; Mentally retarded; Parasitic infection; Rehabilitation centre; Strongyloides stercoralis; Strongyloidiasis
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Animals; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Feces; parasitology; Female; Humans; Hygiene; Institutionalization; Intermediate Care Facilities; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic; epidemiology; parasitology; Iran; epidemiology; Male; Mentally Disabled Persons; Middle Aged; Strongyloides stercoralis; isolation & purification; Strongyloidiasis; epidemiology; parasitology; Young Adult
- From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2012;2(2):88-91
- CountryChina
- Language:English
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among mentally retarded residents of rehabilitation center of Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan province, southern Iran.
METHODSA 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.
RESULTSIntestinal 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.
CONCLUSIONSOur findings reveal that strongyloidiasis is a common disease among mentally retarded population in southern Iran.
