Presencia de Strongyloides stercoralis en un estudio sobre enteroparasitosis en escolares del asentamiento humano “La Candelaria”, distrito de Chancay, provincia de Huaral, departamento de Lima
Introducction: the intestinal parasitoses are public health problems in Perú. Strongyloidiasis is the intestinal infection produced by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis; it is endemic in Perú, with proven high prevalences in jungle and andean communities; its presence has been barely s...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Perú |
| Institución: | Colegio Médico del Perú |
| Repositorio: | Acta Médica Peruana |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:amp.cmp.org.pe:article/1316 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://amp.cmp.org.pe/index.php/AMP/article/view/1316 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Strongyloides stercoralis Enteroparasitosis Enteroparasites |
| Sumario: | Introducction: the intestinal parasitoses are public health problems in Perú. Strongyloidiasis is the intestinal infection produced by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis; it is endemic in Perú, with proven high prevalences in jungle and andean communities; its presence has been barely studied in coastal communities.Objetives: to determine the prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis among the human enteroparasites in a coastal community in Perú.Materials and methods: a fecal sample was obtained from all willing participants in a health campaign that took place at the public school Virgen de la Candelaria at the community of La Candelaria, Chancay district, Huaral province. The samples were processed using 5 coprologic methods: direct examination, spontaneous tube sedimentation, rapid sedimentation technique modified by Lumbreras, Kato test, and Baermann technique modified by Lumbreras, to evaluate the presence of Strongyloides stercoralis and other enteroparasites.Results: 173 samples where collected. The prevalence of enteroparasitosis (any parasite or commensal) was 98%; that of pathogenic enteroparasites was 76%. S. stercoralis was found in 2 schoolchildren (1.1%).Conclusion: this study shows the high frequency of enteroparasites in general and indicates the presence of S. stercoralis in a coastal community of Perú. |
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