Prevalence of Intestinal Microsporidia in Patients with Intellectual Disabilities in Rehabilitation Centers of Hormozgan Province, Southern Iran.

IF 0.9 4区医学 Q4 PARASITOLOGY

Iranian Journal of Parasitology Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI:10.18502/ijpa.v20i2.19029

Fatima Kamrani, Mostafa Omidian, Habibollah Turki, Mahmoud Agholi, Bahador Sarkari

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Abstract

Background: The present study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of intestinal microsporidia in patients with intellectual disabilities in the rehabilitation centers of Hormozgan Province in south of Iran, using microscopic and molecular methods.

Methods: The current cross-sectional study was conducted on 119 stool samples obtained from patients with intellectual disabilities. Acid-fast trichrome staining was used to detect parasites. Moreover, all of the stool samples were assessed for the presence of microsporidia DNA by the PCR method.

Results: The mean age of the subjects was 29 (±12.3) years. All stool samples were examined for microsporidia infection, and only one case of Enterocytozoon was detected in one of the samples. The results of the nested-PCR test on 119 stool samples showed one case of infection with Enterocytozoon bieneusi, corresponding to a prevalence of 0.84%. The nested-PCR test for Encephalitozoon intestinalis detected no infections in any of the stool samples.

Conclusion: The overall prevalence of microsporidia among patients with intellectual disabilities in Hormozgan rehabilitation centers is low and limited to E. bieneusi.

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伊朗南部霍尔木兹甘省康复中心智力残疾患者肠道小孢子虫患病率

背景：本研究采用显微和分子方法调查伊朗南部霍尔木兹甘省康复中心智力残疾患者肠道微孢子虫的流行情况。方法：对119例智力障碍患者的粪便样本进行横断面研究。采用抗酸三色染色法检测寄生虫。此外，通过PCR方法评估所有粪便样本是否存在微孢子虫DNA。结果：患者平均年龄29（±12.3）岁。所有粪便样本均检测微孢子虫感染，其中一个样本中仅检测到一例肠细胞原虫。对119份粪便标本进行巢式pcr检测，发现1例双胞虫感染，患病率为0.84%。巢式pcr检测未发现任何粪便样本中存在肠囊虫感染。结论：霍尔木兹甘康复中心智力残疾患者微孢子虫总体患病率较低，且仅局限于贝氏埃希菌。

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Iranian Journal of Parasitology PARASITOLOGY-

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1.80

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Iranian Journal of Parasitology (IJP) is the official publication of Iranian Society of Parasitology (ISP) launched in 2006. The society was inaugurated in 1994 and pursues the improvement of the knowledge on the parasites and parasitic diseases, exchange of scientific knowledge with foreign societies, publicity activities, and consultation on the parasitic diseases, and intimate relationship among society members. The main aims of the Journal are: contribution to the field of Parasitology, including all aspects of parasites and parasitic diseases (medical and veterinary) and related fields such as Entomology which may be submitted by scientists from Iran and all over the world.