Makhlouf S A, Sarwat M A, Mahmoud D M, Mohamad A A
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo.
J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 1994 Apr;24(1):137-45.
Children living in institutions as orphanages are more exposed to intestinal parasitism, since crowding and behavioral pattern contribute greatly to the spread of parasitic infection. The present study was conducted on 100 children living in Ain-Shams and El-Mowassa orphanages, Cairo. Twenty children living under appropriate health conditions were studied as controls. Ages of both groups ranged from 6-12 years. The results of this study revealed that 69/100 (69%) orphanage children were positive for parasitic infection, while 8/20 (40%) control subjects were positive for parasitic infection; the difference was statistically significant. Enterobius vermicularis was the commonest parasite among both groups. Other parasitic infections detected were; Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica, Hymenolepis nana and Entamoeba coli with a prevalence of 10%, 9%, 2% and 9% respectively in the study group compared to 15%, 10%, 0% and 5% in the control group; the differences were statistically not significant. Cryptosporidium oocysts were not detected in both groups.
生活在孤儿院等机构中的儿童更容易感染肠道寄生虫，因为拥挤的环境和行为模式极大地促进了寄生虫感染的传播。本研究对开罗艾因 - 沙姆斯和埃尔 - 莫瓦萨孤儿院的100名儿童进行了调查。选取20名生活在适宜健康条件下的儿童作为对照。两组儿童年龄均在6至12岁之间。研究结果显示，100名孤儿院儿童中有69名（69%）寄生虫感染呈阳性，而20名对照儿童中有8名（40%）寄生虫感染呈阳性；差异具有统计学意义。蛲虫是两组中最常见的寄生虫。研究组检测到的其他寄生虫感染包括：蓝氏贾第鞭毛虫、溶组织内阿米巴、微小膜壳绦虫和结肠内阿米巴，其感染率分别为10%、9%、2%和9%，而对照组分别为15%、10%、0%和5%；差异无统计学意义。两组均未检测到隐孢子虫卵囊。
