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Mahmoudi, Mohammad Reza ORCID: 0000-0001-6820-1288, Hasani, Hoseyin, Tsiami, Amalia, Ashrafi, Keyhan, Johnson, Paul, Sharifdini, Mysam and Karanis, Panagiotis (2020). Intestinal protozoan and helminthic infections among hemodialysis and cancer patients. Parasitol. Res., 119 (9). S. 3053 - 3060. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 1432-1955

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Abstract

Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) can be a severe threat to immunocompromised patients. This is particularly true for those undergoing chemotherapy and hemodialysis. The present research is aimed at identifying intestinal parasites that might be present in immunocompromised patients. In this cross-sectional study 1040 stool samples were collected from March to September 2017. Six hundred and forty-one stool samples from immunocompromised patients (279 samples from hemodialysis patients and 362 samples from chemotherapy patients) and 399 samples from the control group were collected in Guilan province, Iran. The samples were tested by direct, formalin-ether methods for protozoa and ova of intestinal parasites and Ziehl-Neelsen staining methods for coccidian parasites such asCryptosporidiumspecies. The overall parasitic infection rate was highest (15%) in hemodialysis patients and 11.3% in chemotherapy patients, whereas the lowest rate was observed (7.3%) in the control group. The infectivity rates were statistically significant (P = 0.008) when compared with the control group. The parasites found wereBlastocystis hominis(8.9% of the cases),Entamoeba coli(1.6%),Iodamoeba butschlii(0.8%),Endolimax nana(0.6%),Chilomastix mesnili(0.5%),Strongyloides stercoralis(0.5%), andTaeniaspecies (0.15%), whereasGiardia lambliawas detected only in the control group. There was not a correlation between prevalence of parasites with age or education levels of the infected individuals. Results of the present study suggest that periodic stool examinations in special parasitological laboratories should be included as part of routine and general medical care.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Mahmoudi, Mohammad Reza UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6820-1288 UNSPECIFIED Hasani, Hoseyin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Tsiami, Amalia UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ashrafi, Keyhan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Johnson, Paul UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sharifdini, Mysam UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Karanis, Panagiotis UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-326771
DOI:	10.1007/s00436-020-06774-5
Journal or Publication Title:	Parasitol. Res.
Volume:	119
Number:	9
Page Range:	S. 3053 - 3060
Date:	2020
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1432-1955
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language PARASITIC INFECTIONS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS; BLASTOCYSTIS-HOMINIS; SURFACE-WATER; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; PREVALENCE; SUBTYPES; GIARDIA; CHEMOTHERAPY Multiple languages Parasitology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/32677