Intestinal protozoan parasitism in children from the bay of Cádiz
Garcia Martos, P.; Moreno, B.; Romero, P.; Pimentel, R.; Muñoz, C.; Fernandez, M.T.; de Lomas, M.
Revista de Sanidad E Higiene Publica 63(9-10): 79-84
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-8899 PMID: 2519704 Document Number: 326532
The prevalence of intestinal parasitosis from protozoa in a pediatric population group attending different education centres in the Bay of Cádiz is investigated by means of directly examining the feces using microscopic techniques. The percentage of children affected by parasites is 6.3%, there being no differences with regard to sex or social level. Giardia lamblia is the most frequently found protozoa (2.7%). The level of infection from Cryptosporidium sp. (2.3%) is significant. The symptomatology of those affected was nonspecific and not intense, and therefore did not lead to any suspicion of pathology.