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Investigation of the Frequency of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia intestinalis in Patients with Suppressed Immune System
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Objective: Giardia intestinalis and Cryptosporidium spp. are important agents causing diarrhea in developing and developed countries. If untreated, these agents may cause severe life-threatening diarrhea, especially in immunocompromised people and children. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of Cryptosporidium spp. and G. intestinalis in the stool samples of immunocompromised patients who applied to Harran University Research and Application Hospital.
Methods: This study was carried out with a total of 100 patients with immunosuppression and diarrhea who were admitted to our hospital between January 2017 and January 2019. Cryptosporidium spp. and G. intestinalis antigens were investigated in stool samples of the patients by immunochromatographic (IC) method and oocyst, and cyst-trophozoite were examined with Native-Lugol and Kinyoun acid-fast staining.
Results: G. intestinalis was detected in eight (8%) patients. Seven of them (14%) were pediatric patients (n=50) and one (2%) was an adult female patient (n=50). Cryptosporidium spp. was detected in 3 (3%) patients. Of these, two (4%) were children patients and one (2%) was an adult female patient. Our results also demonstrated that both Cryptosporidium and Giardia were more found in immunocompromised patients, especially in pediatric ones (4% and 14% respectively).
Conclusion: Although the cost of the IC method, which detects antigens in stool samples is high, it is easy to work with, provides early results and it also helps to overcome the difficulties in active diagnostic methods. Despite the limited number of investigated samples, our findings showed that the incidence of infections from these two parasites is higher than in other studies conducted in Turkey or European countries.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Destekleyen Kurum
This study was supported by Harran University Scientific Research Coordinatorship (HÜBAK)
Proje Numarası
16167
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
3 Ekim 2022
Gönderilme Tarihi
5 Ağustos 2022
Kabul Tarihi
11 Ağustos 2022
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2022 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 3
APA
Bayraktar, M. T., Cömert, M., & Öztürk, A. (2022). Investigation of the Frequency of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia intestinalis in Patients with Suppressed Immune System. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 8(3), 225-228. https://doi.org/10.30934/kusbed.1156716
AMA
1.Bayraktar MT, Cömert M, Öztürk A. Investigation of the Frequency of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia intestinalis in Patients with Suppressed Immune System. KOU Sag Bil Derg. 2022;8(3):225-228. doi:10.30934/kusbed.1156716
Chicago
Bayraktar, Mehmet Tevfik, Medine Cömert, ve Ali Öztürk. 2022. “Investigation of the Frequency of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia intestinalis in Patients with Suppressed Immune System”. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 8 (3): 225-28. https://doi.org/10.30934/kusbed.1156716.
EndNote
Bayraktar MT, Cömert M, Öztürk A (01 Ekim 2022) Investigation of the Frequency of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia intestinalis in Patients with Suppressed Immune System. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 8 3 225–228.
IEEE
[1]M. T. Bayraktar, M. Cömert, ve A. Öztürk, “Investigation of the Frequency of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia intestinalis in Patients with Suppressed Immune System”, KOU Sag Bil Derg, c. 8, sy 3, ss. 225–228, Eki. 2022, doi: 10.30934/kusbed.1156716.
ISNAD
Bayraktar, Mehmet Tevfik - Cömert, Medine - Öztürk, Ali. “Investigation of the Frequency of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia intestinalis in Patients with Suppressed Immune System”. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 8/3 (01 Ekim 2022): 225-228. https://doi.org/10.30934/kusbed.1156716.
JAMA
1.Bayraktar MT, Cömert M, Öztürk A. Investigation of the Frequency of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia intestinalis in Patients with Suppressed Immune System. KOU Sag Bil Derg. 2022;8:225–228.
MLA
Bayraktar, Mehmet Tevfik, vd. “Investigation of the Frequency of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia intestinalis in Patients with Suppressed Immune System”. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, c. 8, sy 3, Ekim 2022, ss. 225-8, doi:10.30934/kusbed.1156716.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Tevfik Bayraktar, Medine Cömert, Ali Öztürk. Investigation of the Frequency of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia intestinalis in Patients with Suppressed Immune System. KOU Sag Bil Derg. 01 Ekim 2022;8(3):225-8. doi:10.30934/kusbed.1156716