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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
The association of Blastocystis hominis and Endolimax nana with diarrheal stools in Zambian school-age children
Parasitology Research, Volume 98, No. 1, Year 2005
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To determine the prevalence of endoparasites and their association with diarrhea, a survey was conducted in the Southern Province of Zambia that used conventional and molecular techniques applied to stool and urine samples from school-age children (n=93). Almost half of the stools (49.5%) were diarrhetic. The overall prevalence of Endolimax nana, Schistosoma haematobium, Blastocystis hominis, Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium parvum, Encephalitozoon intestinalis, and Strongyloides stercoralis was 64.3, 59.1, 53.8, 19.4, 8.6, 8.6, and 1.1%, respectively. Only the associations between infection with B. hominis and E. nana with diarrhea were statistically significant. Although B. hominis and E. nana are considered to be nonpathogenic organisms, this study demonstrated that they can be associated with diarrhea in children when they occur at high prevalence and intensity. This survey supports the recent evidence that B. hominis and E. nana infections are associated with deficient sanitation and low hygiene standards and can contribute to diarrhea in children in developing countries. © Springer-Verlag 2005.
Authors & Co-Authors
Graczyk, Thaddeus K.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Shiff, Clive J.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Tamang, Leena
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Munsaka, Fair
Zambia
Chitongo Rural Health Centre
Beitin, Anna M.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Moss, William John
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Statistics
Citations: 105
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s00436-005-0003-0
ISSN:
09320113
Research Areas
Environmental
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Zambia