SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTH INFECTIONS IN HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN
SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTH INFECTIONS IN HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN
Author(s): Júlia Bystrianska, Ingrid PAPAJOVÁ, Peter Juriš, Karol KRÁLINSKÝ, Oleksandr DobrovanovSubject(s): Health and medicine and law, Environmental interactions
Published by: SAMOSATO, s. r. o., Bratislava, Slovensko - MAUREA, s. r. o., Plzeň, Česká republika
Keywords: soil transmitted helminths; infection; hospitalized children; Slovakia;
Summary/Abstract: Introduction: Soil-transmitted helminthiases are a group of parasitic diseases caused by intestinal nematodes and the hookworms. They are most prevalent in the areas with inadequate sanitation and water supply. The important highrisk group are children. The aim of this study was to monitor the occurrence of soil transmitted helminth infections in hospitalized children at whom an additional parasitological examinations were performed. Methods: Totally, 513 stool samples were processed by formalin – ethyl acetate sedimentation and microscopically examined. Results: The helminth eggs were detected in 12.67 % of examined children, at which only Ascaris lumbricoides (12.47 %) and Trichuris trichiura (1.36 %) eggs were found. Soiltransmitted helminths were not seen in children living out of Roma settlements. Helminth ova were present in 21.03 % of stool samples from children living in Roma settlements. Conclusion: Soil-transmitted helminths infections still represent an actual health threat, especially for children.
Journal: International Journal of Health, New Technologies and Social Work
- Issue Year: 14/2019
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 126-131
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English