[Monthly distribution of intestinal parasites detected in a part of western Turkey between May 2009-April 2010-results of acid fast and modified trichrome staining methods].
OBJECTIVE
In this study, 5073 fecal specimens and cellophane tapes from patients were examined during the period of May 1, 2009-April 30, 2010 in the parasitology laboratory of the Ege University Medical School.


METHODS
Sticky tape test and ethyl acetate sedimentation methods, saline, iodine, modified kinyoun's acid-fast, Trichrome, modified Trichrome and giemsa staining procedures have been applied to the stool samples.


RESULTS
After the macroscopic and microscopic examinations, 1138 (22.43%) intestinal parasites were determined. Cryptosporidium spp. (n=381; 33.47%), Blastocystis hominis (n=368; 32.33%) and Cyclospora spp. (n=187; 16.43%) were the three most common parasites obtained during the examination. The most commonly determined helminth was Enterobius vermicularis (n=33; 2.89%).


CONCLUSIONS
Detection of Microsporidium spores in immununosuppressed patients showed also the importance of specific staining methods. Intestinal parasites are causing serious public health problems in our region.
Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, İzmir, Türkiye. nevin.turgay@ege.edu.tr
Nevin
N
Turgay
Ayşegül
A
Unver-Yolasığmaz
Tuba
T
Oyur
Selin
S
Bardak-Özcem
Seray
S
Töz
D000818:Animals; D016845:Blastocystis hominis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D021744:Cyclospora / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004757:Enterobius / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology