Prevalence of intestinal parasites and risk factors forspecific and multiple helminth infections in a remote city of the Brazilian Amazon
| Autor: | Alessandra Queiroga Gonçalves, Angela Cristina Verissimo Junqueira, Rosa Abellana, Patricia Comella del Barrio, Wagner Cosme Morhy Terrazas, Fernando Campos Sodré, Márcio Neves Bóia, Carlos Ascaso |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 49, Iss 1, Pp 119-124 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-9849 0037-8682 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0037-8682-0128-2015 |
| Popis: | Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Few studies have described the risk factors of intestinal parasitic infections in the Amazon. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was performed in a City of the State of Amazonas (Brazil) to estimate the prevalence of intestinal parasites and determine the risk factors for helminth infections. RESULTS: Ascaris lumbricoides was the most prevalent parasite. The main risk factors determined were: not having a latrine for A. lumbricoides infection; being male and having earth or wood floors for hookworm infection; and being male for multiple helminth infections. CONCLUSIONS: We reported a high prevalence of intestinal parasites and determined some poverty-related risk factors. |
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