OLIVEIRA, M. C.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2360564016017252; OLIVEIRA, Maryanne Cristine de.
Resumen:
Intestinal parasites are serious public health problems, they stand for the most common
disease of the globe end they are most frequents in children preschool and school age. The
transmission of these diseases is usually orofecal and is more susceptible in environments that
provide a greater spread like: precarious hygiene conditions and deficient sewerage system.
Parasitic infections that attack the human intestine are related to protozoa (unicellular) and
helminths (multicellular). Aware of it, this study aimed to identify and quantify the main
parasites found in exams samples of patients seen by the clinicai laboratories of Santa Luzia,
PB, Brazil, in 20112012.
That way, intestinal parasitoses prevalence was determined in Santa
Luzia. Altogether, 3.221 tests were analyzed. 34.6% had parasitosis, of these, 40.39% were of
specie Endolimax nana, the most frequent protozoan, and 2,15% were Ascaris lumbricoides,
the helminth more present. In positive tests, 9.52% presented polyparasitoses and 90.48%
monoparasitoses. It was concluded that more than 30% of patients were infected with some
specie of parasite; protozoans are more prevalente than helminths; and the implementation of
integrated actions is necessary to reduce the infestation of these parasites in the population.
