Current status in intestinal parasitic infections: A reference laboratory results Barsak paraziti ınfeksiyonlarında son durum: Bir referans laboratuvarı sonuçları
Klimik Dergisi, cilt.33, sa.3, ss.307-313, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2020
- Doi Numarası: 10.5152/kd.2020.61
- Dergi Adı: Klimik Dergisi
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.307-313
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Parasitic intestinal diseases, Blastocystis, Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of examination for intestinal parasites in fecal samples sent to our laboratory by obtaining from patients applied to the hospital because of various complaints. Methods: 12 239 stool samples were examined by one or sev¬eral methods such as direct wet mount using 1: 5 dilution of Lugol’s iodine solution, sedimentation technique using fecal concentration tubes, Cryptosporidium/Giardia immunofluores¬cence (Crypto/Giardia Cel, Cellabs, Brookvale, NSW, Australia), ELISA for detecting Entamoeba histolytica adhesin antigen (E. histolytica II™, TechLab, Blacksburg, VA, USA), multiplex poly¬merase chain reaction for E. histolytica, Giardia intestinalis, Cryptosporidium spp. and Dientamoeba fragilis (Multiplexed Diagnostics Gastrointestinal Parasites, 5Plex, AusDiagnostics, Mascot, NSW, Australia) between January 2015 and July 2018. Results: In 683 (5.58%) of fecal samples, parasites were detect¬ed by any method. Number of patients with parasitic infection were higher in summer (n=208), followed by autumn (n=165), winter (n=163) and spring (n=147), respectively. Conclusions: It is thought that parasitic infections involving the gastrointestinal tract are still important for public health; direct microscopy alone is not sufficient for the diagnosis, and the diagnostic possibility can be increased by supporting with im¬munological and molecular methods. It should be kept in mind that bacterial and viral agents as well as parasitic infectious agents should be investigated in patients presenting with gas¬trointestinal symptoms especially in summer. Klimik Dergisi 2020; 33(3): 307-13.