Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Pediatric Patients in a Metropolitan City of Bangladesh With Emphasis on Cryptosporidiosis

Introduction Gastrointestinal parasitic infections are one of the global health concerns in developing countries like Bangladesh. Among them, spp. plays an essential role in causing diarrhea, malnutrition, and poor cognitive function, especially in children. This study was conducted to identify the...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-07, Vol.14 (7), p.e26927
Main Authors: Nipa, Nusrat Jahan, Aktar, Nasima, Hira, Hasina M, Akter, Farhana, Jahan, Dilshad, Islam, Salequl, Etando, Ayukafangha, Abdullah, Adnan, Chowdhury, Kona, Ahmad, Rahnuma, Haq, Ahsanul, Haque, Mainul
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animal cognition
Children & youth
Developing countries
Diarrhea
Dihydrofolate reductase
Disease
Enzymes
Etiology
Feces
Genes
Immunoassay
Immunocompetence
Immunology
Infections
Infectious Disease
LDCs
Mortality
Parasites
Pediatrics
Proteins
Public Health
Rotavirus
Sanitation
Small intestine
Viruses
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Summary:Introduction Gastrointestinal parasitic infections are one of the global health concerns in developing countries like Bangladesh. Among them, spp. plays an essential role in causing diarrhea, malnutrition, and poor cognitive function, especially in children. This study was conducted to identify the frequency of cases and other parasitic agents.  Methods A cross-sectional observational study was conducted among 219 hospitalized children with diarrhea. The conventional microscopic technique was applied for parasitic detection. Particular staining (modified Ziehl-Neelsen) procedure was performed to identify oocysts of spp A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed to determine the and gene of Results Cysts of (2.3%), ova of (1.4%,), (0.5%), and both and (0.9%) were identified in samples through wet mount preparation. The distribution of spp. as detected by the staining method and nested PCR was 1.4% and 4.1%, respectively.  Conclusion Factors independently associated with infection are unsafe water, lack of regular hand washing, and insufficiency of exclusive breastfeeding. This study reports, presumably for the first time, the detection of oocysts in Chattogram metropolitan city of Bangladesh.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.26927