The Prevalence Of Intestinal Parasitic Infestation In A Tertiary Care Hospital-A Retrospective Study

Authors

  • Ganesh Kumar Singh Department of Microbiology, Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar
  • Kamal Prasad Parajuli Department of Microbiology, Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar
  • Medhavi Shrestha Department of Microbiology, Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar
  • Santwana Pandey Department of Microbiology, Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar
  • Shekhar Chandra Yadav Department of Microbiology, Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jonmc.v2i1.7666

Keywords:

Intestinal parasites, Prevalence, Stool, Infection

Abstract

Intestinal parasitosis is highly prevalent among the general population in Nepal. This study aimed to evaluate the distribution of intestinal parasites among patients attending Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal. A total of 5,524 stool samples examined by direct smear and Formal-Ether concentration technique were reported. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was found to be 15.17% (M=15.65% vs F=14.62%). The overall prevalence of intestinal parasitosis was found to be highest among patients aged 5-14 years (20.66%), followed by elderly people aged > 45 years (16.20%) and least among children aged < 5 years (9.09%). Among various parasites detected, the most common was Entamoeba histolytica (44.86%) followed by Giardia lamblia (33.65%), hookworm (10.50%), Ascaris lumbricoides (5.72%), Strongyloides stercoralis (4.77%), Hymenolepis nana (3.34%), Trichuris trichiura (0.95%) and Enterobius vermicularis (0.23%) respectively.

Journal of Nobel Medical College Vol. 2, No.1 Issue 3 Nov.-April 2013 Page 13-17

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jonmc.v2i1.7666

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Published

2013-02-27

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Singh, G. K., Parajuli, K. P., Shrestha, M., Pandey, S., & Yadav, S. C. (2013). The Prevalence Of Intestinal Parasitic Infestation In A Tertiary Care Hospital-A Retrospective Study. Journal of Nobel Medical College, 2(1), 13–17. https://doi.org/10.3126/jonmc.v2i1.7666

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2013)

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