Author/Authors :
EKŞİ, Fahriye Gaziantep Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye , DOĞAN, Yusuf Gaziantep Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye , ÖZDEMİR, Gül Gaziantep Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye , ZER, Yasemin Gaziantep Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye , BAYRAM, Ayşen Gaziantep Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye , KARSLIGİL, Tekin Gaziantep Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye
Title Of Article :
Identification of Intestinal Parasites From Stool Specimens within One Year at Gaziantep University Medical Faculty Hospi-tal
Abstract :
Objective: In this study, data from 5,453 stool samples collected from patients presented with a variety of gastrointestinal symptoms between July 2011 and July 2012 was aimed to be evaluated retrospectively with parasitological aspects at the Microbiology Laboratory of Gaziantep University Medical Faculty.Material and Method: Examination of stool samples was performed with native-lugol method and trichrome or acid-fast stained samples were prepared in suspected cases.Results: From a total of 5,453 stool samples, one or more parasites were found in 813 samples (14.91%) and 4,640 samples (85.09%) were free from parasites. Entamoeba histolytica/dispar trophozoites/cysts were detected in 679 (12.45%), Giardia intestinalis in 117 (2.15%), Hymenelopis nana in 7 (0.13%), Taenia spp. in 6 (0.11%), Enterobius vermicularis in 2 (0.04%), and Isospora belli, Strongyloides stercoralis and Trichuris trichura in 1 sample each (0.01%). As gender and age groups were analyzed, parasites were detected in 460 (15.10%) of samples obtained from male patients, in 353 (14.67%) obtained from female patients, in 315 (11.4%) of the pediatric age, and in 498 (19.15%) of the adult age group. In our study, the detec-tion rates of parasites according to months were analyzed; April (18.66%), August (18.53%), July (17.92%) and September (17.68%) were the most commonly parasite detected months.Conclusion: This study highlights the feature of intestinal parasitic infections being a serious public health problem in our city.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Intestinal parasites , Native , lugol examination , Gaziantep.
JournalTitle :
Fırat Medical Journal
