title: Prevalence of intestinal opportunistic parasites infections in the University hospital of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Gastrointestinal parasites infections are widespread in Africa and their prevalence infections vary from country to country. This study aimed at assessing the prevalence of opportunistic intestinal parasites infection and other gastrointestinal parasites infection among patients attending the laboratory of Parasitology and Mycology of the University Hospital Souro Sanou of Bobo-Dioulasso.
  
  
  METHODS
  A hospital cross-sectional based study was conducted from April to August, 2012. Participants were persons whom parasitological examination of stools has been prescribed by a clinician. The stools examination methods included direct wet saline examination, lugol's iodine staining technique, formol-ether concentration and modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining. We recorded age and sex information for each patient.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall prevalence of intestinal parasite infections was 65.3 % (190/291). Majority of the parasitic infections was waterborne (64.3 %) consisting of high prevalence of Cryptosporidium sp. (26.5 %) and Entamoeba histolytica/dispar (23.4 %). The prevalence of opportunistic parasites was 28.9 % and Cryptosporidium sp. was the most prevalent species followed by Blastocystis sp. (1.0 %), Cyclospora sp. (0.7 %) and Isospora belli (0.7 %). The prevalence of intestinal helminthes was 1.7 %.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of intestinal parasitism in general remains high in Bobo-Dioulasso requiring the establishment of adequate diagnostic techniques, treatment and prevention.
authors.affiliation: Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Santé, Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, 01 BP 1091 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ; Centre MURAZ, Unité de Recherche en Paludisme et Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Souro Sanou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sangaré
authors.affiliation: Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Santé, Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, 01 BP 1091 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ; Centre MURAZ, Unité de Recherche en Paludisme et Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Souro Sanou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Sanata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bamba
authors.affiliation: Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Santé, Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, 01 BP 1091 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ; Centre MURAZ, Unité de Recherche en Paludisme et Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Mamoudou
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cissé
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Adama
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zida
authors.affiliation: Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Santé, Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, 01 BP 1091 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ; Centre MURAZ, Unité de Recherche en Paludisme et Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Rabila
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bamogo
authors.affiliation: Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Santé, Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, 01 BP 1091 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ; Centre MURAZ, Unité de Recherche en Paludisme et Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Constant
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sirima
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale de l'ouest, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Bienvenue K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Yaméogo
authors.affiliation: Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Santé, Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, 01 BP 1091 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ; Centre MURAZ, Unité de Recherche en Paludisme et Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sanou
authors.affiliation: Ministère de la Santé, Direction de la Lutte contre la Maladie, Coordination de la lutte contre les Maladies tropicales Négligées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Drabo
authors.affiliation: Centre MURAZ, Unité de Recherche en Paludisme et Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale de l'ouest, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Roch K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Dabiré
authors.affiliation: Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Santé, Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso, 01 BP 1091 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso ; Centre MURAZ, Unité de Recherche en Paludisme et Maladies Tropicales Négligées, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Guiguemdé
keywords: Bobo-Dioulasso; Burkina Faso; Intestinal opportunistic parasite; Prevalence