Prevalência de enteroparasitoses em usuários do laboratório de análises clínicas do Hospital Universitário Ana Bezerra, Santa Cruz - RN.

Abstract

Enteroparasites are helminths and protozoa that reach the intestinal tract causing infections called enteroparasitosis. Such parasites can cause organic disorders to the host. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of intestinal parasites in the Clinical Laboratory of Ana Bezerra Universitary Hospital (HUAB) users, from Santa Cruz-RN, as well as realign it with some epidemiological parameters. The study was retrospective documentary, in which the database was analyzed in the CompLab from July 2016 to July 2017. In addition, all the information of the patients registered together with the report in the tests performed for parasites in feces were collected. The variables were analyzed in the software SPSS. The chi-square (÷2) test as used, and was accepted p<0,05, statistically significant. It was observed that 32,4% of users are infected with instestinal’s parasites and/or intestinal’s commensals, being 75,5% with bi/poliparasitism and 24,5% with coinfections. The most prevalent species were Endolimax nana (76,2%) and Giardia lamblia (12,2%). The most prevalent parasitic association was Entamoeba coli + E. nana (52,8%). Among the positives results, prevailed the female sex (63,5%), the age group from 20 to 59 years (44,5%) and the urban residents (77,8%). The Giardia lamblia infections prevailed in childrens (54,8%) and in the adults (20-59 years) was prevaleid the Entamoeba hystolitica (44,4%) infections and the bi/poliparasitism (48,7%) cases. This results indicate the need for effective prophylactic measures implementation and educational actions, especially in the most exposed groups to these infections.