INVESTIGATION OF PARASITIC INFECTIONS IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS IN YICHANG CITY FROM 2022 TO 2023 AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ROUTINE BLOOD TESTS OF PATIENTS INFECTED WITH PARASITES
10.3969/j.issn.1005-0507.2025.01.002
- VernacularTitle:2022-2023 年宜昌市住院患者寄生虫感染调查及感染患者血常规对比分析
- Author:
Qing-Yong ZHANG
1
;
Yu-Cheng LUO
Author Information
1. 三峡大学第一临床医学院(宜昌市中心人民医院)检验科,湖北 宜昌 443003
- Keywords:
Parasites;
Feces;
Blood routine;
Yichang City
- From:
Acta Parasitologica et Medica Entomologica Sinica
2025;32(1):10-15
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the current status of parasitic infections in hospitalized patients in Yichang City,we compared and analyzed changes in routine blood tests for parasitic infections.Methods A total of 50 256 fecal samples from hospitalized patients at Yichang Central People's Hospital were tested using the F280 fully automatic fecal analyzer that analyzed and recorded parasite eggs based on its own internal software,and the inspectors further reviewed and confirmed which types of parasites were causing infections.Using 50 healthy individuals as a control group,we compared and analyzed the changes in routine blood results from patients infected with parasites.Results The parasitic infection rate of hospitalized patients in Yichang City was 2.25％,with hookworms accounting for 60.2％,roundworms accounting for 15.0％,and liver flukes accounting for 8.8％.Other identified parasites included whipworms,fecal roundworms,pinworms,and others.The infection rates of males and females were 2.20％and 2.31％,respectively,with no statistically significant.The highest infection rate was observed in the over-61 age group.Routine blood tests revealed that compared to the control group,there was no significant change in white blood cell count in the parasitic infection group,but the percentage of eosinophils increased,hemoglobin,and hematocrit decreased.Conclusions Parasitic infections among hospitalized patients in Yichang City are more common in middle-aged and elderly populations.Among these,the hookworm infection rate was the highest,and this was followed by roundworms and liver flukes.Parasitic infection leads to an increase in eosinophil count and anemia in patients.
