| Autor: |
Joshy Maducolil, Easow, Chiranjoy, Mukhopadhyay, Godwin, Wilson, Simantee, Guha, Basavaraj Yogitha, Jalan, Padavagadu Ganapati, Shivananda |
| Rok vydání: |
2006 |
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| Zdroj: |
Nepal Medical College journal : NMCJ. 7(2) |
| ISSN: |
2676-1319 |
| Popis: |
Intestinal parasitic infestation continues to be of public health importance in many tropical and subtropical countries for their high prevalence and effects on the morbidity in the population. This 5-year hospital-based retrospective analysis was aimed to find out the intestinal protozoal parasitic profile in 1790 pre-school and school-going children visiting the hospital with gastrointestinal illness. Giardia lamblia was the most prevalent pathogenic protozoan intestinal parasite (73.4%), followed by Entamoeba histolytica (24.4%). Interestingly, "newer" opportunistic pathogens like Cyclospora cayetanensis (1.0%) and Cryptosporidium sp. (1.0%) were detected from immunocompromised children below 2 years of age as a result of vertical transmission, which is alarming for a country like Nepal at the stage of 'concentrated epidemic' of HIV infection. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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