Parasitic infections in Swiss children: Are we overtesting?
BMC Gastroenterol
; 21(1): 39, 2021 Jan 26.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
A wide variation of causes can lead to gastrointestinal symptoms in children- an infection with parasites is one of them. The expansion of international travel might lead to an increase in testing children for a correspondent infection. Currently there are no guidelines available, which patients should be tested for a possible parasitical infection. The aim of the study was to characterize Swiss children suffering from intestinal parasites, in order to provide more knowledge for the clinician who should be tested.METHODS:
This is a retrospective study of Swiss pediatric patients, whose stools have been tested for parasites and helminths.RESULTS:
A total of 1855 stool samples, belonging to 572 different children with an average age of 7.9 years, were tested within a 10-year period. The prevalence of a positive result was 4.2%, of which all were positive for Blastocystis, and 12.5% had a co-infection with Endolimax nana.CONCLUSION:
Immigrants, immune compromised children with diarrhea and pediatric patients with bloody or protracted diarrhea should have 2 different stool specimens examined for a possible parasitical infection.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Blastocystis
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Parasitosis Intestinales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Child
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Gastroenterol
Asunto de la revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Suiza