Open AccessIdentifikasi Protozoa Usus Oportunistik dan Faktor Risikonya Pada Anak Panti Asuhan Kota Pekanbaru
Author(s) -
Esy Maryanti,
M. Reyhan Ahza Hamidy,
Lilly Haslinda
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jurnal ilmu kedokteran /jurnal ilmu kedokteran
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2715-4467
pISSN - 1978-662X
DOI - 10.26891/jik.v13i2.2019.55-62
Subject(s) - blastocystis , isospora , cyclospora , cryptosporidium , cyclospora cayetanensis , protozoa , biology , protozoan infection , coccidia , microbiology and biotechnology , ziehl–neelsen stain , coccidiosis , virology , medicine , feces , veterinary medicine , acid fast , parasite hosting , pathology , tuberculosis , world wide web , computer science , sputum
Opportunistic intestinal protozoa are protozoa that can infect humans at a time when the body’s defense system isdeclining (immunocompromising). Opportunistic protozoan infections are infections by intestinal protozoa that werenot previously considered important, but now can cause disease in humans. Opportunistic intestinal protozoan infectionsbesides being found in immunocompromised patients are also reported to infect children. Some of the intestinalprotozoan species that have been identified to cause infection are Cryptosporidium sp, Isospora belii, Cyclospora sp,and Blastocystis hominis. This study was an analytical study with a cross sectional design conducted in June 2018until January 2019. In this study, modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining was used and the results were 25.6% of orphanagesinfected with opportunistic intestinal protozoa, which consisted of Cryptosporidium sp. as much as 14.1%, Blastocystishominis as much as 4.6%, infection with a mixture of Cryptosporidium sp and Blastocystis hominis as much as 4.6%,Isospora belii as much as 2.3%, and no infection by Cyclospora cayetanensis. There was no association betweenopportunistic intestinal protozoan infections with poor handwashing habits, bowel habits, food hygiene, drinkingwater treatment, and bad animal raising habits.