Assessment of the Distribution of Intestinal Parasites Detected in the Parasitology Laboratory of Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine Between 2017 and 2021

• Published in: Türkiye parazitolojii dergisi Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 155 - 159
• Main Authors: Demirkazık, Mehtap, Akdur Öztürk, Eylem, Köksal, Fatih
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkey Galenos Publishing House 07-10-2024; Galenos Yayinevi
• Subjects: adana; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Blastocystis; Child; Child, Preschool; Cryptosporidium; Entamoeba coli; Enterobius vermicularis; Female; Giardia intestinalis; Giardia lamblia - isolation & purification; Helminthiasis - epidemiology; Helminthiasis - parasitology; Humans; Infant; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology; Intestinal parasites; Intestine; Male; Middle Aged; Parasites; Parasitology; Parasitology - methods; Public health; Retrospective Studies; Socioeconomic factors; Taenia saginata; Turkey - epidemiology; University faculty; Young Adult; çukurova; Turkey; Intestinal parasites; Adana; Çukurova
• ISSN: 1300-6320; 2146-3077; 2146-3077
• DOI: 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2024.16056

It is known that protozoa and helminths that cause intestinal infections adversely affect human life. Changing climate and demographic and socio-economic factors worldwide necessitate the determination and updating of the incidence of these parasites. Our study aimed to retrospectively examine the distribution of intestinal parasites detected in the Parasitology Laboratory of Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine between 2017 and 2021.
Parasitological examinations were performed using the native-lugol and formol-ether condensation method. Staining method (Modified Ziehl-Neelsen) and cellophane tape method were then applied to evaluate the specimens considered necessary.
One or more parasites were detected in 33 of 373 patients (8.8%) evaluated in the study. These were
at a rate of 30.5% (11/36),
at a rate of 27.7% (10/36),
sp. at a rate of 19.4% (7/36),
at a rate of 11.1% (4/36),
spp. at a rate of 8.3% (3/36) and
at a rate of 2.7% (1/36). It was determined that two patients were coinfected by
and
sp. while one patient was coinfected by
and
.
It is thought that determining the incidence of intestinal parasites, which are an important public health problem, may help guide studies for preventive health services. Although the five-year laboratory data obtained from the study do not reflect our region, it is thought that intestinal parasites maintain their importance.