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Bisht D, Verma AK, Bharadwaj HH. Intestinal parasitic infestation among children in a semi-urban Indian population. Trop Parasitol. 2011;1(2):104-7doi: 10.4103/2229-5070.86946.
Bisht, D., Verma, A. K., & Bharadwaj, H. H. (2011). Intestinal parasitic infestation among children in a semi-urban Indian population. Tropical parasitology, 1(2), 104-7. https://doi.org/10.4103/2229-5070.86946
Bisht, Dakshina, et al. "Intestinal parasitic infestation among children in a semi-urban Indian population." Tropical parasitology vol. 1,2 (2011): 104-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/2229-5070.86946
Bisht D, Verma AK, Bharadwaj HH. Intestinal parasitic infestation among children in a semi-urban Indian population. Trop Parasitol. 2011 Jul;1(2):104-7. doi: 10.4103/2229-5070.86946. PMID: 23508675; PMCID: PMC3593484.
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Trop Parasitol. 2011 Jul;1(2):104-7. doi: 10.4103/2229-5070.86946.

Intestinal parasitic infestation among children in a semi-urban Indian population.

Tropical parasitology

Dakshina Bisht, Ajay K Verma, Hari Har Deep Bharadwaj

Affiliations

  1. Department of Microbiology, Santosh Medical College & Hospital, Ghaziabad, India.

PMID: 23508675 PMCID: PMC3593484 DOI: 10.4103/2229-5070.86946

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Survey on the prevalence of various intestinal parasitic infestations in different geographic regions is a prerequisite to obtain an accurate understanding of the burden and cause of intestinal parasitic infestations in a particular area. The aim of the present study was to determine the intestinal parasitic infestation among children in a semi-urban area.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 335 stool samples were collected, processed, and microscopically examined for intestinal parasites.

RESULTS: One hundred twenty-eight (38%) stool samples showed presence of ova/cysts. Multiple parasites were seen in 42 (32.8%) samples. Among the protozoans, Entamoeba histolytica (55.3%) was the most common followed by Giardia lamblia (40.4%). Ascaris lumbricoides and Hymenolepis nana (24.2%) were the most common helminths detected.

CONCLUSIONS: In most of the cases, intestinal parasitic infestation spreads due to low standards of personal hygiene, poor sanitation, non-usage of toilets and an illiterate population, thus suggesting regular surveys to help in devising optimum methods of control.

Keywords: Diarrhea; intestinal parasites; semi-urban population

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