[Intestinal parasitosis in pre-school children from Tarapoto].
We examined stool specimens from 110 children (Pre Scholar) from the suburb "9 de Abril" Tarapoto (Perú). The diagnostic techniques were: direct smear, Faust floaty concentration, Willis floating and Graham's tape. 98 percent had intestinal parasitosis, without sexual differences. The most common parasites were: Ascaris lumbricoides 68%, Trichuris trichiura 44%, Enterobius vermicularis 28%, Hymenolepis nana 21% and Strongyloides stercoralis 16%. Monoparasitosis was present in 44% and biparasitosis 42%. The most frequent association was Ascaris-Trichuris. The clinical findings were hyporexia, borborygms, bruxismo, abdominal pain and diarrhea. 60% received irregular treatment and without laboratory stool tests. In this suburb there's not garbage dump, drainage and the drinkable water is very contaminated; the deficient hygiene worsen the soul contamination. We consider that the elimination of these situations and health education are better than the medicine use.
Rodríguez
J
J
Hospital de Apoyo de Tarapoto, Instituto Sanmartinense de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Nacional de San Martin, Peru.
Calderón
J
J
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence
Parasitosis intestinal en pre-escolares de Tarapoto.