Distribution of Intestinal Parasites Detected between September 2011-2018 at Dokuz Eylül University Medical Faculty Hospital

• Published in: Türkiye parazitolojii dergisi Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 83 - 87
• Main Authors: Ergüden Gürbüz, Ceren, Gülmez, Abdurrahman, Özkoç, Soykan, İnceboz, Tonay, Miman, Özlem, Aksoy, Ümit, Bayram Delibaş, Songül
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkey Galenos Publishing House 01.06.2020; Galenos Yayinevi
• Subjects: Acetates; Acetic acid; Adolescent; Adult; Amoeba; Animals; Blastocystis hominis - isolation & purification; Blastocystis Infections - epidemiology; Coloring Agents; Dysentery, Amebic - epidemiology; Dysentery, Amebic - parasitology; Entamoeba histolytica; Entamoeba histolytica - isolation & purification; Feces - parasitology; Female; Giardia lamblia - isolation & purification; Giardiasis - epidemiology; Giardiasis - parasitology; Hospitals; Hospitals, University; Humans; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology; Intestinal parasites; Intestine; i̇zmir; Laboratories; Male; microscopic examination; Middle Aged; Parasites; Parasitic diseases; Patients; Prevalence; Public health; Retrospective Studies; Staining and Labeling; Young Adult; microscopic examination; İzmir; Intestinal parasites
• ISSN: 1300-6320; 2146-3077; 2146-3077
• DOI: 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6662

Intestinal parasitic diseases are important public health problems in our country as well as in the world. In this study, intestinal parasites were investigated in patients admitted to Dokuz Eylül University Hospital (DEUH) with various gastrointestinal system complaints. Patients (n=18460) who were referred to the DEUH Central Parasitology Laboratory between January 2011 and December 2018, were included in the study. Fecal samples were examined with Nativ-lugol method and then formol ethyl-acetate precipitation method was applied. Trichrome and kinyoun acid-fast stainings were performed on the necessary samples. Demographic data of the patients were obtained from the hospital's and laboratory's information operating system. One or more parasites were detected in 6% (1128) of 18460 patients examined. The mean age of the patients with parasites was 39.7 (±23.1) years, of which 53.3% were male and 47.6% were female. The distribution of parasites detected were as follows; 4.8% (879) , 0.7% (135) amoebas other than , 0.4% (70) , 0.3% (49) , 0.1% (21) , and 0.01% (10) other rare parasites. Our study shows that intestinal parasitic infections are still an important public health problem in our region and that there is a decrease in their incidence.