Nhiễm giun lươn và một số yếu tố liên quan ở bệnh nhân điều trị nội trú tại Khoa Nội tổng quát, Bệnh viện Đa khoa khu vực Củ Chi, 2021

Abstract

Human strongyloidiasis – the disease is caused by Strongyloides stercoralis infection, is one of the neglected parasitic diseases, but is an important health problem in immunodepression patients due to its autoinfection cycle and lead to hyperinfection. In currently, there were not many adequate studies on this major in patients who were treated inside hospital. A cross-sectional descriptive study and convenient sampling of all patients being treated as inpatients at the hospital. Stool samples were collected and tested for Strongyloides stercoralis infection by direct smear and modified Harada Mori culture. Study of 330 cases of inpatients treated at the general internal medicine department of Cu Chi general hospital showed that: the prevalence of Strongyloides spp infection was 8.5%. In which, direct smear technique only detected 7.0%, lower than the culture technique. Patients over 60 years old, prolonged use of corticosteroids, farmer and frequent contact with soil directly increased Strongyloides spp infection risk 4.1; 3.0; 4.5 and 5.1 times in order. Sex, education level, unhygienic latrines using, and the percentage of eosinophils were not related with Strongyloides spp infection.