[The investigation of intestinal parasites in foreign high school students]. / Yabanci uyruklu lise ögrencilerinde intestinal parazitlerin arastirilmasi

Intestinal parasites are important health problem especially in undeveloped or underdeveloped countries with low socio-economic status,. In this study, stool and cellophane tape samples were analyzed for intestinal parasites in 192 foreign students who were came from 28 different countries and attending a high school with the age of 15 to 21 (age mean: 17.92 ± 1.30) in Kayseri. At least one or more intestinal parasite species were found in 73 (38 %) of them. The distribution of parasites which were detected in stool samples as follow; Blastocystis hominis; 63 (32.8%); Giardia intestinalis, 13 (6.7 %); Endolimax nana, 8 (4.1%); Entamoeba coli, 7 (3.6%); Iodamoeba butschlii, 1 (0.52%). There was no any parasite in cellophane tape samples.

[Three diarrheal cases caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis in Kayseri]. / Kayseri'de Cyclospora cayetanensis Kaynakli Uç Ishal Olgusu.

Cyclospora cayetanensis is a coccidian parasite that may be the agent of persistent and prolonged diarrhea. In this study, the etiologic agent of diarrhea in 18, 26 and 34 year-old immunocompetent female patients complaining of diarrhea was investigated. Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts were observed in stool specimens taken from the patients and stained by the Kinyoun's acid-fast stain method. In this study, an attempt has been made to shown the importance of Cyclospora cayetanensis, which is a cause of prolonged diarrhea mainly in immunosuppressed patients and is generally presented in case reports in our country.

[Investigation of Demodex sp. using cellophane tape method among university students]. / Universite Ogrencilerinde Selofan-Bant Yöntemi ile Demodex sp. Arastirilmasi.

Demodex sp. is an obligatory ectoparasite of pilosebaceous units in humans. This study was carried out in order to investigate the frequency of Demodex sp. among high school students. For this purpose 75 women and 96 men, making a total of 171 students, were studied. Cellophane-tape preparations taken from their face, especially at the base of the nose, underside of the jaw and the side of the forehead, were examined microscopically. Demodex sp. was found to be positive in five (2.9%) cases.

[Distribution of intestinal parasites in patients presenting at the parasitology laboratory of the medical school of Erciyes University between the years of 2005 and 2008]. / 2005-2008 Yillari Arasinda Erciyes Universitesi Tip Fakültesi Parazitoloji Laboratuari'na Basvuran Hastalarda Bagirsak Parazitlerinin Dagilimi.

In this study carried out from January 2005-June 2008, a total of 28,911 stool samples were examined using native-Lugol and flotation/sedimentation methods and 7,164 cellophane tape preparations were examined directly. Intestinal parasites were found in 6,975 (24.13%). Of the patients, 52.90% were female and 47.10%, male. Blastocystis hominis, 5,701 (19.72%); Entamoeba coli, 910 (3.15%); Giardia intestinalis, 568 (1.96%); Endolimax nana, 363 (1.26%); Entamoeba hartmann i, 357 (1.23%); Entamoeba histolytica/dispar, 253 (0.87%); Chilomastix mesnilii, 92 (0.32%); Enterobius vermicularis, 58 (0.20%); Iodamoeba butschlii; 40 (0.14%); Taenia sp., 35 (0.12%); Ascaris lumbricoides, 34 (0.12%); and Hymenolepis nana, 17 (0.06%) were found to be the most common parasites.