The situation of parasitic infection in the Patients attending to the Hospital of Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy from 2015 to 2019

Abstract

Background: Parasitic and fungal disease is now a public health problem. Objective: To identify the rate of parasite infection at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital from 2015 to 2019. Materials and methods: Retrospective study, survey of laboratory data at the Department of Parasitology from 2015 to 2019. Results: The rates of serum positive for Fasciola sp., Taenia sp., Strongyloides sp., Toxocara sp. was 48.5%, 21.5%, 32.8%, 67.4%, respectively. Infection rates of hookworm, whipworm, strongyloidiasis, small liver fluke, Taenia sp. was 0.8%, 1.7 %, 1.0%, 2.0%, 1.7% respectively. The rate of vaginal yeast, fungal cutaneous infection was 24.2%, 41.1% respectively. Respiratory fungal infection: Candida albicans 31.7%, C. non albicans 21.6%. The rate of fungal infections of the outer ear canal: Aspergillus 54.6%, C. albicans 2.8%, C. non albicans 13%. Conclusion: These results show that the number of parasitic tests is increasing, which corresponds to the importance role of this kind of diseases to the public health. The Parasitology Department play an important role in order for hospital to improve quality to supplying the good service for public health care Key words: protozoa, Parasite, Fungi, Helminth, ELISA