Abdurrahman Ekici, Cansu Günay, Maksut Şahin, Selahattin Aydemir, Hasan Yılmaz
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Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in patients admitted to University of Health Sciences Türkiye (UHS) Van Training and Research Hospital.
Methods: A total of 300 patients between the ages of 18-90 who applied to UHS Van Training and Research Hospital with gastrointestinal complaints and were referred to the parasitology laboratory between September 2021 and December 2021, and 100 patients without any chronic disease and gastrointestinal complaints in the control group were included in the study. Stool samples taken from patients included in the study and individuals in the control group were analyzed by native-lugol and modified acid-fast staining methods.
Results: In the study, intestinal parasites were detected in 41 (13.3%) of 300 patients in the patient group and in seven (7%) of 100 individuals in the control group. The highest rate of Blastocystis species (Blastocystis spp.) (5.7%) was found in the patient group. Entamoeba coli 3%, G. intestinalis 2.7% and Cryptosporidium species (Cryptosporidium spp). 2.3% were found among the other species detected. In addition, a statistically significant correlation was found between the incidence of parasites and abdominal pain (p=0.022) and nausea (p=0.029).
Conclusion: As a result; it was concluded that intestinal parasites are still an important health problem in patients with gastrointestinal complaints and intestinal parasites should definitely be considered in this patient group.
研究目的本研究旨在确定图尔基耶健康科学大学范培训与研究医院（UHS Van Training and Research Hospital）住院患者的肠道寄生虫感染率：研究对象包括2021年9月至2021年12月期间因肠胃不适前往土耳其卫生科学大学范培训与研究医院就诊并被转诊至寄生虫实验室的300名18-90岁患者，以及100名无任何慢性疾病和肠胃不适的对照组患者。研究人员用原生鲁戈尔染色法和改良耐酸染色法对研究组和对照组患者的粪便样本进行了分析：结果：在研究中，患者组的 300 名患者中有 41 人（13.3%）检出了肠道寄生虫，对照组的 100 人中有 7 人（7%）检出了肠道寄生虫。患者组中母包虫（Blastocystis spp.）的比例最高（5.7%）。大肠恩塔米巴氏菌（Entamoeba coli）占 3%，肠杆菌（G. intestinalis）占 2.7%，隐孢子虫（Cryptosporidium spp.2.3%。此外，寄生虫发病率与腹痛（P=0.022）和恶心（P=0.029）之间存在统计学意义上的显著相关性：因此，结论是肠道寄生虫仍然是胃肠道不适患者的一个重要健康问题，在这类患者中一定要考虑到肠道寄生虫。
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