title: [Intestinal parasitic diseases in children].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the incidence of intestinal parasitosis between children with residence in urban and rural areas: to compare the efficacy of parasitologic diagnostic methods.
  
  
  METHODS
  In our study we included two lots of children. The first lot consisted in 74 children from rural areas from which we collected 44 samples of feces and 55 samples for the "Scotch tape" test. The second lot consisted in 214 children from urban areas from which we collected 44 samples of feces. We examined each sample of feces by three different methods. The study was performed between April to June 2006.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of intestinal parasitosis increases in children from urban areas towards rural areas, and in children between 5 and 10 years. Ascariasis is the most frequent disease in both urban and rural areas. By examination of each fecal sample by three different methods, the number of positive cases increased.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The residence in rural areas and age between 5 to 10 years are risk factors for intestinal parasitosis. The "Scotch tape" test was more efficient in Enterobius vermicularis infection than the methods performed from feces. We recommend using at the same time three diagnostic methods for feces examination to improve the diagnostic sensibility.
authors.affiliation: Universitatea de Medicină Si Farmacie Târgu-Mureş Disciplina de Microbiologie.
authors.forename: Anca
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mare
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Man
authors.forename: Felicia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Toma
authors.forename: Edit
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Székely
authors.forename: Lilla
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lôrinczi
authors.forename: Anca
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sipoş