OCURRENCIA DE Isospora belli, Cryptosporidium spp Y Cyclospora cayetanenesis EN PACIENTES URBANOS EVALUADOS POR SÍNTOMAS GASTROINTESTINALES CON O SIN IMNUNOSUPRESIÓN

Abstract

These two years follow up; cross-sectional study estimates the occurrence of intestinal coccidias in urban patients from the metropolitan area of Caracas-Venezuela. One thousand eight hundred thirty one outpatient case reports were analyzed, both sex and 28.8 ± 22.93 years. Soil-transmitted helminthes laboratory of the Tropical Medicine Institute (SGH-IMT) evaluated 4 650 feces samples from 1 550 outpatients by direct, formol triton ether and Baermann techniques, Additionally, modified Ziehl-Neelsen, were done because of clinicians or SGH-IMT suggestion for 150 outpatients. Eosinophilia (40.54 %; 225/555) was the major cause of referral and consultation. The mean of the absolute count of eosinophils (3 151+ 5 161) showed low (63/204) and moderate (25/204) eosinophila. Other causes of consultation were: abdominal pain (27.72 %; 122/440), nausea/vomiting (19.03 %; 83/436), tenesmus/constipation (16.05 %; 70/436) and finally, liquid fecal consistency (4.87 %; 74/1477).