title: [Intestinal infection by parasites and/or hosts in school children of the IX region, Chile].
abstract: The prevalence of intestinal infection by parasites and/or commensals in primary school students from Lautaro, IX Region, was studied. The sample included 68 children from rural and 67 from urban areas. A Telemann modified method, Ziehl-Neelsen technique for Cryptosporidium sp. detection and Graham test were used. The results pointed out high rates of infections by protozoa and helminths (85.4%). There are no statistical differences related to origin for sex or scholarship. In the total sample, the more frequent parasite found was G. lamblia (37.8%); among the youngest was 60.7%. The second frequency was for T. trichiura (22.2%) and the third one for A. lumbricoides (12.6%). Among commensals the percentages were: E. coli 45.5% and E. nana 33.3%. It could be concluded that the intestinal infection by parasites and/or commensals in school children is endemic in the IX region, because the environmental conditions are appropriate for its permanence and transmission, specially in lower socioeconomical groups.
authors: Departamento de Ciencias Preclínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Biolley
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Gamboa
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Astete
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Ulloa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D016266:Food Parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Infección intestinal por parásitos y/o comensales en escolares de la IX región, Chile.