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The Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infestetion in a Tertiary Care Hospital-a Retrospective Study
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Singh, Ganesh Kumar Parajuli, Kamal Prasad Shrestha, Medhavi Pandey, Santwana Yadav, Shekhar Chandra |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Intestinal parasitosis is highly prevalent among the general population in Nepal. This study aimed to evaluate the distribution of intestinal parasites among patients attending Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal. A total of 5,524 stool samples examined by direct smear and Formal-Ether concentration technique were reported. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was found to be 15.17% (M=15.65% vs F=14.62%). The overall prevalence of intestinal parasitosis was found to be highest among patients aged 5-14 years (20.66%), followed by elderly people aged > 45 years (16.20%) and least among children aged < 5 years (9.09%). Among various parasites detected, the most common was Entamoeba histolytica (44.86%) followed by Giardia lamblia (33.65%), hookworm (10.50%), Ascaris lumbricoides (5.72%), Strongyloides stercoralis (4.77%), Hymenolepis nana (3.34%), Trichuris trichiura (0.95%) and Enterobius vermicularis (0.23%) respectively. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JoNMC/article/download/7666/6259 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |