Detection Of Blastocystis Hominis In Children With Diarrhea And The Effect Of Infection On Nutritional Status Of Them In Tikrit City- Iraq

Year 2016, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 123 - 130, 27.11.2016

Mohammad Kadir

Abstract

Objectives: Blastocystis hominis is a causative agent of blastocystosis. It is worldwide cause of illness and disease. Our aim was to show the distribution of B. hominis among patients with diarrhea aged 6-12 years old and its effect on nutritional status of the children.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 1100 children attended to three clinical centers in Tikrit. The clinical examination was carried on for all children including anthropometric measurements and laboratory investigation including general stool examination, haematological and some biochemical parameters.

Results: The overall rate of B. hominis infection was 2.27%, the infection rate was highest among 10-12 years old. The haemoglobin concentration (g/dl) among infected and non-infected children was within normal range. The total WBC count in infected children was higher than non-infected ones. The infection lead to neutropenia, lymphocytosis, decrease monocytes but had no significant effect on eosinophil and basophils. The infection significantly decreased the level of serum zinc (mmol/l). Although the values of T-rosettes cells and B-lymphocytes increased but the percentage of Null cells decreased in infected children.

Conclusions: The rate of Blastocystis hominis in Kirkuk city was 2.27%. The infection did not lead to anemia, but increased total leucocytes count, lymphocytes; Null cells; decreased neutrophils, monocytes, B-lymphocytes, T-rosetts cells and serum zinc concentration.

Mohammed Abdul-Aziz KADIR, Suhair T. EL-YASSIN, Abdul-Ghani M.ALI

Keywords

Blastocystis hominis, anthropometric measurements, haematological and biochemical parameters.

Diyareli Çocuklarda Blastocystis Hominis Varlığının Ve Nütrisyonel Durumlarına Etkisinin Saptanması

Abstract

Amaç: Blastocystis hominis dünya çapında bir hastalık olan blastositozun etken ajanıdır. Bizim amacımız, bu çalışmada 6-12 yaş grubunda ishali olan çocuklardaki B. hominis dağılımını ve bu çocukların nütrisyonel durumlarına etkilerini incelemektir.

Materyal ve Metot: Tikrit’teki üç klinik merkeze getirilen 1100 çocuk üzerinde çapraz kesitsel bir çalışma yürütülmüştür. Tüm çocuklarda antropometrik incelemeleri içeren klinik incelemeler ve genel gayta inceleme, hamatolojik ve bazı biyokimyasal parametreleri içeren laboratuar araştırmaları yapılmıştır.

Sonuçlar: Kerkük şehrindeki B. hominis oranı %2.2 olup, enfeksiyon anemiye sebep olmamış, total lökosit sayısını, lenfositleri, Null hücrelerini arttırmış, nötrofil, monosit, B-lenfosit, T- rozet hücreleri ve serum çinko konsantrasyonunu azaltmıştır.

Keywords

Blastocytes hominis, antropometrik ölçümler, hematolojik ve biyokimyasal parametreler.

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