Intestinal parasites and enteropathogenic bacteria in school age children of Maracaibo, Venezuela

  • Liliana Patricia Gómez-Gamboa Microbiology. Medicine School. Faculty of Medicine. University of Zulia. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1354-1095
  • Vannessa Velasco Analytic chemistry. School of Bioanalysis. Faculty of Medicine. University of Zulia.
  • Jessica Villasmil Hemotalogy. School of Bioanalysis. Faculty of Medicine. University of Zulia.
  • Messaria María Ginestre-Perez General Bacteriology. School of Bioanalysis. Faculty of Medicine. University of Zulia.
  • José Bermudez-Gonzalez Bios Venezuela C.A.
  • Armindo José Perozo Mena Bacteriology Professional Practice. Department of Microbiology School of Bioanalysis. Faculty of Medicine. University of Zulia. Bacteriological Reference Center of Maracaibo University Hospital. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0378-7860
  • Zulbey Rodríguez ParasitologyProfessional Practice. Department of Microbiology School of Bioanalysis. Faculty of Medicine. University of Zulia.
Keywords: Intestinal diseases parasitic, Blastocystis, Salmonella

Abstract

Intestinal pathogens infection represents a global public health problem, and are associated with morbidity and mortality high rates, particularly in children; we determined the relative frequency of intestinal parasites and diarrheagenic bacteria in 22 children of the Basic State School "Comandante Remigio Negron", Maracaibo, Venezuela. Most of the children showed elevated parasites (72.73%) and polyparasitism (22.73%). The highest frequency corresponded to the protozoa and chromist (95.65%), finding a high frequency of Blastocystis sp. (52.17%); while Giardia intestinalis was detected only in 8.70%, in contrast to global data that indicate it is the most frequent protozoan species in children. In addition, the complex E. histolytica/E. dispar / E. moshkovskii (13.04%) was detected and also Hymenolepis nana (4.35%). Non-typhoidal Salmonella (4.54%) was also detected, the most common bacterial pathogen causing foodborne infection globally and the main stool-isolated bacteria in pediatric patients of the region. These results demonstrate the high relative frequency of intestinal parasites in the studied children, with predominance of protozoa and chromist, as well as the presence of Salmonella sp.; highlighting the need to promote the hygiene and environmental sanitation, to reduce the relative frequency of intestinal pathogens and their consequences to health and school performance.

Author Biography

Armindo José Perozo Mena, Bacteriology Professional Practice. Department of Microbiology School of Bioanalysis. Faculty of Medicine. University of Zulia. Bacteriological Reference Center of Maracaibo University Hospital.

Licenciado en Bioanálisis. Magister Scientiarum en Microbiología y Doctor en Ciencias de la Salud. Profesor del área de Bacteriología de la Escuela de Bioanálisis, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia. Maracaibo-Venezuela. Jefe de las cátedras de Bacteriología Clínica y Práctica Profesional de Bacteriología. Coordinador académico de la Maestría en Diagnóstico Bacteriológico. División de Postgrado, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia. Coordinador Docente y de Investigación del Laboratorio Clínico de la Escuela de Bioanálisis de la Universidad del Zulia. Asesor técnico y coordinador del Laboratorio de Biología Molecular y Resistencia Bacteriana del Centro de Referencia Bacteriológica del Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo y Ex-Presidente del capítulo Zulia de la Sociedad Venezolana de Microbiología. Su linea de investigación principal se centra en bacteriología general, clínica, resistencia bacteriana a los agentes antimicrobianos y epidemiología molecular de microorganismos, ha presentado más de 100 comunicaciones a congresos, dictado más de 70 conferencias en eventos científicos y publicado más de 50 trabajos científicos en revistas arbitradas nacionales e internacionales, así como monografías, informes técnicos, lineamiento, normas, protocolos de trabajo, libros, revisiones y editoriales. Es árbitro experto evaluador de las revistas Kasmera, Investigación Clínica, Revista de la Sociedad Venezolana de Microbiología, Revista de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología, Revista de la Facultad de Farmacia de la Universidad de los Andes, Revista Científica de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias de la Universidad del Zulia, EC Microbiology y The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. Miembro de la Sociedad Venezolana de Microbiología, American Society for Microbiology. Sociedad Venezolana de Bioanalistas Especialistas. Miembro del Subcomité de Uso Racional de Antibióticos, Comité de Infecciones Hospitalarias del Servicio Autónomo Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo, y del Programa Venezolano de Resistencia a los Antimicrobianos (PROVENRA).

E-mail: arperozo@fmed.luz.edu.ve  aperozomena@gmail.com

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0378-7860

ResearcherID: M-2263-2015

Scopus Author ID: 23486506600

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2018-06-08
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Gómez-Gamboa LP, Velasco V, Villasmil J, Ginestre-Perez MM, Bermudez-Gonzalez J, Perozo Mena AJ, Rodríguez Z. Intestinal parasites and enteropathogenic bacteria in school age children of Maracaibo, Venezuela. Kasmera [Internet]. 2018Jun.8 [cited 2025Apr.29];46(1):17-4. Available from: https://mail.produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/24649
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