Mina Sara, Daher Sara, Mina Nour, Khoder Ghalia
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, 11-5020, Lebanon.
Faculty of Public Health 3, L.S.E.E, Lebanese University, Tripoli, Lebanon.
F1000Res. 2024 Oct 15;13:500. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.148550.1. eCollection 2024.
and intestinal parasites are well-known for their high prevalence in children, especially in developing countries. However, their concomitant infections are poorly documented. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the association between intestinal parasites and among hospitalized children and adolescents with upper gastrointestinal complaints in Northern Lebanon.
A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 297 hospitalized pediatric patients, aged between 1 and 15 years, who presented with gastrointestinal symptoms. The socio-demographic, lifestyle, and gastrointestinal characteristics of all participants were analyzed. Fresh stool samples were collected and screened for the presence of intestinal parasites and infections.
6.4% of the patients were positive for intestinal parasitic infections, 5.4% were positive for infection, and 11.8% were co-infected. The results of the Chi-square test showed that infection is significantly associated with parasitic infection but not with a particular species. The most frequent coinfection was (77.1%). Moreover, infection was associated with overcrowding and infrequent washing of vegetables before eating. The prevalence of co-infections increased in patients of mothers with a primary educational level or less. In regards to clinical characteristics, our findings showed a statistically significant relationship between i) gastric reflux and , and ii) severe diarrhea and parasitic infection.
Our data highlighted the association between and intestinal parasitic infections. Thus, detection could be taken into consideration while screening for parasitic infections in children and adolescents.
肠道寄生虫在儿童中普遍存在，这在发展中国家尤为明显。然而，它们的合并感染记录较少。在本研究中，我们旨在评估黎巴嫩北部患有上消化道疾病的住院儿童和青少年中肠道寄生虫与[具体感染类型未明确]之间的关联。
开展了一项横断面研究，纳入297名年龄在1至15岁之间、出现胃肠道症状的住院儿科患者。分析了所有参与者的社会人口统计学、生活方式和胃肠道特征。收集新鲜粪便样本，筛查肠道寄生虫和[具体感染类型未明确]感染情况。
6.4%的患者肠道寄生虫感染呈阳性，5.4%的患者[具体感染类型未明确]感染呈阳性，11.8%的患者合并感染。卡方检验结果表明，[具体感染类型未明确]感染与寄生虫感染显著相关，但与特定种类无关。最常见的合并感染是具体合并感染情况未明确。此外，[具体感染类型未明确]感染与过度拥挤以及进食前不常清洗蔬菜有关。母亲受教育程度为小学及以下的患者中合并感染的患病率增加。关于临床特征，我们的研究结果显示：i)胃食管反流与[具体感染类型未明确]之间以及ii)严重腹泻与寄生虫感染之间存在统计学上的显著关系。
我们的数据突出了[具体感染类型未明确]与肠道寄生虫感染之间的关联。因此，在对儿童和青少年进行寄生虫感染筛查时可考虑检测[具体感染类型未明确]。
