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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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Country: | Perú |
| Institution: | Colegio Médico del Perú |
| Repository: | Acta Médica Peruana |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:amp.cmp.org.pe:article/1316 |
| Online Access: | https://amp.cmp.org.pe/index.php/AMP/article/view/1316 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Strongyloides stercoralis Enteroparasitosis Enteroparasites |
| Summary: | 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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