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Diarrhea is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in pediatric patients with cancer (1). The causes are varied and the etiology includes bacteria among these C. difficile, viruses, fungi and parasites and can be associated with mucositis caused by the use of chemotherapy. Purpose: To describe the intestinal parasites obtained in simple stool samples in patients attending the National Pediatric Oncology Unit of Guatemala (UNOP). Material and Methods: The results of simple stool samples admitted to the UNOP laboratory which belonged to pediatric cancer patients were included, from September 2016 to April 2017. Results: A total of 487 samples were reviewed, 88% of the samples were negative The most prevalent parasites were: Blastocystis hominis in 27% (n = 16) and Giardia lamblia in 19% (n = 11). Conclusion: There is an important frequency of intestinal parasites in the samples received in the UNOP laboratory from pediatric cancer patients, mainly Blastocystis hominis and Giardia lamblia. Studies that correlate the clinic of these patients are required to characterize them.

Frecuencia de parasitosis intestinal en pacientes pediátricos oncológicos