Abstract

DEVERA, Rodolfo et al. PREVALENCE OF Strongyloides stercoralis AND OTHER INTESTINAL PARASITES IN ALCOHOLIC HOMELESS FROM CIUDAD BOLÍVAR, BOLÍVAR STATE, VENEZUELA. Saber [online]. 2015, vol.27, n.4, pp.651-654. ISSN 2343-6468.

Between may and july 2010 a study was performed in order to determine the prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis and other intestinal parasites in alcoholic homeless who attend two Alcoholics Anonymous Centers in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar State, Venezuela. Eighty stool samples were collected, which were analyzed using the techniques of direct examination, Kato, micro-Baermann, Rugai and agar plate culture. An estimate of 61.3% of the evaluated population was parasitized. The intestinal parasite most prevalent was the chromist Blastocystis (33.8%). Among the protozoan, the most common was Endolimax nana (21.3%) and among the helminths it was Strongyloides stercoralis (12.5%).

Keywords : Intestinal parasites; alcoholism; Blastocystis spp; Strongyloides stercoralis.

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