Blastocystis hominis en pacientes del Hospital Universitario Ruíz y Páez de Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela / Blastocystis hominis in patients at Hospital Universitario Ruíz y Páez, Bolivar city, Venezuela
Bol. chil. parasitol
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53(3/4): 65-70, jul.-dic. 1998. tab
Artículo
en Español
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RESUMEN
Blastocystis hominis is a polymorphic protozoan of discussed taxonomic position, which is currently associated with human intestinal disease. In order to determine the prevalence of the microorganism in a sample of hospitalized patients, a study was carried out from november 1996 to april 1997 on 100 adult patients of both sexes aged 20 to 79 years at the Ruíz y Páez University Hospital of Bolivar city, Venezuela. A coproparasitological study was carried out using direct examination and Faust method. Infection by parasites and/or commensals was demostrated in 48 patients. The most frequent agent was B. hominis with a prevalence of 42,0 percent. We did not find a statistically association between sex (p > 0,05) or age (X²=3.52 d.f; =3) and B. hominis infection. B. hominis was most frequently identified as the single parasite (88,1 percent), and with a number of less than 5 cells per 400X microscopic field (73,8 percent). The infection was more common in patients with base chronic-immunosuppressive diseases, the major one being cancer. Diarrhea was observed in 27,0 percent of cases. Due to its high prevalence, especially as a single agent, together with the particular immunological characteristics of the patients studied, a potential pathogenic role of the opportunistic type is suggested for B. hominis
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Asunto principal:
Estadísticas Hospitalarias
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Infecciones por Blastocystis
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Blastocystis hominis
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de etiología
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Venezuela
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Bol. chil. parasitol
Asunto de la revista:
ALIMENTOS
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Parasitología
Año:
1998
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