Hakim Gözde Derviş, Kızıltaş Safak, Ciftçi Hilmi, Göktaş Safak, Tuncer Ilyas
Department of Internal Medicine, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Health Ministry, 34862 Istanbul, Turkey.
ISRN Gastroenterol. 2011;2011:580793. doi: 10.5402/2011/580793. Epub 2011 Jul 27.
Background and Aims. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of Giardiasis in patients with dyspepsia and patients with diabetes mellitus. Methods. 400 patients and 100 healthy persons were included in this clinical prospective study. The number of patients in each group was equal, 200 dyspeptic and 200 diabetic, respectively. The antigen of G. lntestinalis was determined in the stool specimens by ELISA method. Results. The frequency of Giardiasis was 7% in dyspeptic and 15% in diabetic patients. There was no positive results in any of the healthy persons. There was a significant difference in prevalence rate of Giardiasis between patients with dyspepsia and diabetes mellitus (P < 0.05). Conclusions. These results revealed that the prevalence of Giardiasis in dyspepsia and with diabetes mellitus was high in our country. This is the first study investigating the prevalence of Giardiasis in diabetic patients. To investigate Giardiasis in diabetic patients, who have dyspepsia or not, may be a good approach for public health.
背景与目的。我们旨在调查消化不良患者和糖尿病患者中贾第虫病的患病率。方法。本临床前瞻性研究纳入了400例患者和100名健康人。每组患者数量相等，分别为200例消化不良患者和200例糖尿病患者。采用酶联免疫吸附测定法（ELISA法）检测粪便标本中肠贾第虫的抗原。结果。消化不良患者中贾第虫病的发生率为7%，糖尿病患者中为15%。所有健康人中均未出现阳性结果。消化不良患者和糖尿病患者中贾第虫病的患病率存在显著差异（P < 0.05）。结论。这些结果表明，在我国，消化不良患者和糖尿病患者中贾第虫病的患病率较高。这是第一项调查糖尿病患者中贾第虫病患病率的研究。对于有或没有消化不良的糖尿病患者进行贾第虫病调查，可能是一种良好的公共卫生方法。
