The Effects of Intestinal Parasites on Anemia of Children
| Autor: | Dost Zeyrek, Nebiye Yentur Doni, Fadile Yildiz Zeyrek, Zeynep Şimşek |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Turkey Anemia Prevalence Hemoglobin levels Gastroenterology Feces Hemoglobins Internal medicine Epidemiology medicine Animals Humans Intestinal Diseases Parasitic Child medicine.diagnostic_test Coinfection business.industry Significant difference Infant Complete blood count General Medicine medicine.disease Intestines Malnutrition Case-Control Studies Child Preschool Hemoglobin business |
| Zdroj: | Turkish Journal of Parasitology. 38:85-90 |
| ISSN: | 2146-3077 1300-6320 |
| DOI: | 10.5152/tpd.2014.3149 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE In this case-control epidemiological study, we aimed to investigate the effects of intestinal parasites on the anemia of children and show the association between intestinal parasites and anemia. METHODS A total of 50 healthy and 50 malnourished children aged 0-72 months who went to physicians of Tilfindir Primary Health Care Center were enrolled in this study. The stool specimens were examined by using native-lugol, concentration, cellophane tape, and acid fast and trichrome staining methods. The complete blood count was measured by an automatic blood device. RESULTS A total of 58% of the children were infected with intestinal parasites; 55.2% of these were infected with only one parasite, and 44.8% of them were infected with polyparasites. Also, 50.0% of the children with parasitic infection and 19.0% of children without parasitic infection were anemic. There was a positive association between intestinal parasites and anemia statistically (p |
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