caa a22 4500 445341920 CHVBK 20180317142816.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00436-010-2044-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00436-010-2044-2 Prevalence and associated factors of intestinal parasitisation: a cross-sectional study among outpatients with gastrointestinal symptoms in Catalonia, Spain [Elektronische Daten] [Olga González-Moreno, Laia Domingo, Jaume Teixidor, Mercedes Gracenea] The aim of this study was to report the prevalence of intestinal parasites in stool specimens from outpatients in Catalonia (Spain), and to evaluate the association of age, seasonality, and gender on general parasitisation and by the most frequent detected species. A total of 13,913 samples from 8,313 patients (1-3 specimens per patient) reporting digestive disorders were examined between 1999 and 2005 as a part of medical examinations. Samples were fixed with MIF solution and microscopically examined as wet mounts. Permanent stain was obtained by the modified Ziehl-Neelsen technique for intestinal coccidia. Nineteen species of intestinal parasites were identified. Blastocystis hominis (585 patients) was the predominant species, followed by Giardia duodenalis (321), Dientamoeba fragilis (131), Entamoeba coli (60) and Cryptosporidium sp. (59). Prevalence of helminths was low, being Enterobius vermicularis as the most frequently reported helminth (49 patients). The overall parasitisation was 1,136/8,313 (13.7%); prevalence in adults was 19.8% with a maximum in spring (14.8%). In the adjusted models, age was the main factor associated with infection: adults, with B. hominis and Entamoeba coli (odds ratio (OR) = 6.0 and OR = 8.5, respectively) and children, with Cryptosporidium and Giardia (OR = 2.0 and OR = 3.3, respectively). However, seasonality cannot be considered related with infection. The total prevalence was low, taking into account that all the subjects examined presented gastrointestinal symptoms and that species traditionally considered as non-pathogenic were included in the study. Springer-Verlag, 2010 González-Moreno Olga Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av Joan XXIII, s/n, 08028, Barcelona, Spain aut Domingo Laia Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av Joan XXIII, s/n, 08028, Barcelona, Spain aut Teixidor Jaume Sabater Analysis, Josep Argemí, 17 Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain aut Gracenea Mercedes Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av Joan XXIII, s/n, 08028, Barcelona, Spain aut Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 108/1(2011-01-01), 87-93 0932-0113 108:1<87 2011 108 436 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2044-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2044-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- González-Moreno Olga Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av Joan XXIII, s/n, 08028, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Domingo Laia Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av Joan XXIII, s/n, 08028, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Teixidor Jaume Sabater Analysis, Josep Argemí, 17 Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gracenea Mercedes Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Av Joan XXIII, s/n, 08028, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 108/1(2011-01-01), 87-93 0932-0113 108:1<87 2011 108 436 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer