Open AccessThe Remarkable Frequency of Blastocystis spp. Infections Among Inhabitants of a Low Income Community of Niterói, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Author(s) -
Yara Leite Adami
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of advance research in pharmacy and biological science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2208-2360
DOI - 10.53555/nnpbs.v4i7.694
Subject(s) - blastocystis , entamoeba histolytica , entamoeba coli , giardia lamblia , hymenolepis nana , biology , dispar , veterinary medicine , intestinal parasite , feces , giardia , parasite hosting , helminths , microbiology and biotechnology , ascaris lumbricoides , medicine , zoology , world wide web , computer science
Screening for Blastocystis spp infections were carried out in faecal samples from 78 volunteers from a catholic institution placed at a very poor community of Niterói The samples were evaluated through Hoffman, Pons & Janner technique and evolutive forms of enteroparasites were detecetd in 47 (60%). Blastocystis spp was the most prevalent parasite as it was found in 32 samples (41%). Infections by protozoans like Endolimax nana, Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica /E. dispar and E. coli were also found, but in a lesser extension. Still, the was a predominance of protozoans infectiosn as few cases of helminths were detected. Briefly, although in this study only a small sample was obtained, it reflects, somehow, that this protozoan has become very common and it is unknown what it does really represents for human health.