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Indian J Pathol Microbiol ; 2002 Jul; 45(3): 315-8
Article Dans Anglais | IMSEAR | ID: sea-75111

Résumé

Human toxocariasis caused by Toxocara canis is common in both developing and developed countries and leads to visceral larva migrans with high morbidity and mortality. Ascariasis caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, too has global distribution and in India, high prevalence rate has been reported in Kashmir (J & K State). Both nematode parasites, Toxocara canis and A. lumbricoides require similar biological and environmental conditions for the development of eggs in soil. Therefore, the present study was attempted to detect the antibody response to T. Canis excretory-secretory (ES) antigen by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay in patients attending Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir to assess the magnitude of human toxocariasis in Kashmir, the highly endemic area of ascariasis. Interestingly, it was observed that 38 (82.60%) out of 46 patients harbouring Ascaris Iumbricoides had positive antibody response to T. Canis ES antigen while none of the 15 normal healthy subjects from the same endemic zone, 25 from low endemic zone Chandigarh and 15 from other parasitic infections (hookworm, hydatidosis, cysticercosis) indicated detectable positive response. Majority of the ascariasis positive patients studied were in the age group of 21-40 years. However, one ascariasis patient studied in the age group of 1-10 years (4 years old) had also positive antibody response to T. Canis antigen. This study is the first report of human toxocariasis in Kashmir, India, an endemic zone for ascariasis and emphasizes the need for detailed epidemiological study for the ultimate prevention and control of this disease


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Adolescent , Adulte , Animaux , Anticorps antihelminthe/sang , Production d'anticorps , Antigènes d'helminthe/immunologie , Ascaridiose/sang , Ascaris lombricoides/immunologie , Enfant , Enfant d'âge préscolaire , Femelle , Humains , Inde/épidémiologie , Nourrisson , Mâle , Toxocara canis/immunologie , Toxocarose/sang
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Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health ; 1997 Jun; 28(2): 329-34
Article Dans Anglais | IMSEAR | ID: sea-34960

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The purpose of this study was observe the effects of soil-transmitted helminthiasis on the amounts of fatty acids in the serum. The subjects were 32 females with age ranging from 15 to 55 years old (22.6 +/- 12.0). The intensity of infection was light based on the criteria of the WHO Expert Committee. Seven fatty acids and serum cholesterol were determined, with the pentadecanoic acid (C15: 0) as internal standard. Serum fatty acid levels were correlated with age-group, dietary habit and body mass index. These factors were however not related with the levels of the serum fatty acids. But the amounts of palmitic acid and stearic acid in the infected group were markedly reduced as compared with the non-infected group.


Sujets)
Adolescent , Adulte , Analyse de variance , Animaux , Ascaridiose/sang , Ascaris lombricoides/isolement et purification , Études cas-témoins , Cholestérol/sang , Acides gras/sang , Femelle , Comportement alimentaire , Humains , Adulte d'âge moyen , Numération des oeufs de parasites , Philippines , Statistique non paramétrique , Trichocéphalose/sang
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Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health ; 1996 Dec; 27(4): 742-53
Article Dans Anglais | IMSEAR | ID: sea-32702

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The study was conducted to investigate the impact of intestinal helminthiasis and treatment on iron status and acute phase response (APR) among urban Indonesian primary school children, aged 8-11 years old. The prevalence of helminthiasis among these children was; Ascaris lumbricoides, 81.6%; Trichuris trichiura, 88.3%; and mixed infection of A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura, 70.0%. Of 120 children enrolled in the investigation, 59 received a single 400 mg dose of albendazole, and 61 received a placebo. Ten days following treatment, the prevalence of ascariasis and trichuriasis in the treatment group diminished to 0% and 27%, respectively, and in the placebo group to 63.9% and 68.9%. Plasma iron, hemoglobin, C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), white blood cell (WBC), interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) concentrations were determined prior to the intervention and 10 days after. Plasma iron concentrations and WBC count rose in the treatment group (p=< or =0.05) when compared to baseline status. Increases in hemoglobin concentrations observed in the treatment group 10 days post-treatment were not statistically significant. CRP, IL-1, IL-6 and TNF were found to be within normal limits for both groups both before and after treatment. ESR increased significantly in both treatment and placebo groups when compared the rates measured before treatment. These findings show that treatment with albendazole is associated not only with a decreased worm burden in school children, but also a rise in plasma iron.


Sujets)
Réaction inflammatoire aigüe/parasitologie , Albendazole/pharmacologie , Animaux , Anthelminthiques/pharmacologie , Ascaridiose/sang , Ascaris lombricoides , Protéine C-réactive/analyse , Enfant , Études transversales , Méthode en double aveugle , Helminthiase/sang , Hémoglobines/analyse , Humains , Indonésie , Interleukine-1/sang , Interleukine-6/sang , Fer/sang , Numération des leucocytes , Trichocéphalose/sang , Trichuris , Facteur de nécrose tumorale alpha/analyse
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Indian Pediatr ; 1988 May; 25(5): 483
Article Dans Anglais | IMSEAR | ID: sea-7527
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