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RIVERO DE RODRIGUEZ, Zulbey et al. Relationship between intestinal geohelminthiases and chemical, hematologic, and IgE variables at a Yukpa community of Zulia State, Venezuela. Rev. Soc. Ven. Microbiol. [online]. 2012, vol.32, n.1, pp.55-61. ISSN 1315-2556.

During 2009, 37 Yukpa individuals from the Perija municipality, Zulia State, were studied to determine the relationships between intestinal helminthiasis and hematologic, biochemical and serologic parameters. Feces samples were evaluated through formol-ether concentrate, Kato-Katz, and Harada-Mori culture. Hematologic parameters, total proteins, albumins, globulins, and A/G relationship, were determined by hematologic and biochemical auto-analyzers. IgE was determined by ELISA. 70.3% of the population presented one or more helminth species. Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura showed a 35.5% prevalence each, followed by Ancylostomideos with 27.4%. According to egg counts, ancylostomiasis cases were considered mild, while in ascariasis, the greater percentage were moderate and in trichuriasis, mild. Of the Harada-Mori cultures done, 10 were positive for Necator americanus filariform larvae. Most of the individuals studied presented eosinophilia (x=3,384 eosinophils/mL) and IgE values above normal (>150 IU/mL). Total protein, albumin, globulin, A/G relationship, hemoglobin, and platelet counts were normal in most individuals. No relationship between geohelminthiases and the chemical and hematologic variables studied was found, except that parasitized individuals presented an intense eosinophilia and high IgE values

Palabras clave : geohelminthiases; Yukpas; eosinophilia; IgE; Necator americanus.

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