Beta
77009

INTESTINAL PARASITOSIS AND PEDIATRIC HEPATIC DISEASE: COPROSCOPY AND IMMNO MOLECULAR ASSAYS

Article

Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

Parasitic infections in children with liver diseases could be a serious health problem. This study documented a true prevalence of intestinal parasitosis in children with pediatric liver diseases and estimate risk factors for parasitic infection. Faecal samples were collected from 95 children suffering liver diseases. Samples were examined microscopically for parasitic stages and coproscopy of acid fast (AF) stained fecal smear for Cryptosporidium oocysts, by ELISA for E. histolytica and Giardia and by PCR genotyping for E. histolytica and Cryptosporidium spp. copro-DNA. G. intestinalis was the prevailing protozoa (14.7%) followed by Hymenolepis nana (8.4%) and C. hominis (4.2%). The pathogenic E. histolytica was not detected by genetic differentiation or ELISA. Only age group (P value .004) was a risk factor for intestinal parasitosis among these children. Giardiasis, hymenolepiasis nana and cryptosporidiosis are the most prevailing parasites in children with liver disease that physicians must consider. Accurate diagnosis using molecular technique is a must with E.histolytica and helpful with Cryptosporidium genotyping for epidemiological purposes.

DOI

10.12816/0050456

Keywords

Intestinal parasitosis, Liver diseases, diarrhea, nPCR, RFLP, Genotyping

Authors

First Name

MARWA

Last Name

GHIETH

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

AYMAN

Last Name

EL-BADRY

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

ENAS

Last Name

ABU-SAREA

MiddleName

Y.

Affiliation

Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt.

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

MAGD

Last Name

KOTB

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

48

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

11512

Issue Date

2018-08-01

Receive Date

2020-03-11

Publish Date

2018-08-01

Page Start

475

Page End

480

Print ISSN

1110-0583

Online ISSN

2090-2549

Link

https://jesp.journals.ekb.eg/article_77009.html

Detail API

https://jesp.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=77009

Order

26

Type

Original Article

Type Code

1,127

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology

Publication Link

https://jesp.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

INTESTINAL PARASITOSIS AND PEDIATRIC HEPATIC DISEASE: COPROSCOPY AND IMMNO MOLECULAR ASSAYS

Details

Type

Article

Created At

22 Jan 2023