Estudo retrospectivo de parasitoses intestinais encontradas em pacientes do laboratório da clínica da saúde, em Natal-RN

Abstract

Introduction: Intestinal parasites affect the population of underdeveloped or developing countries and, still, represent a major public health problem in our environment. Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the positivity of parasitological fecal examinations (EPF) performed in the year two thousand and twenty (2020) of users of the Clínica da Saúde laboratory, located in the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. Materials and Methods: Retrospective study, whose data were obtained from the database of the Clínica da Saúde, through the Siga Lab program. The variables analyzed were: age, sex and parasite found. Results and conclusions: The prevalence of parasitism was 10.6%. The age group with the highest number of parasitized individuals was adults (71.3%). Entamoeba histolytica/dispar was the most frequent parasite in positive tests (37.3%). Of the female patients (54%), 9.6% were positive for some enteroparasite, with the Entamoeba histolytica/dispar cyst being the most common. Among male patients (46%), 11.7% had some enteroparasite, with greater frequency also for Entamoeba histolytica/dispar cyst. Among male patients (46%), 11.7% had some enteroparasite, with greater frequency also for Entamoeba histolytica/dispar cyst. Based on the data obtained and analyzed from the Health Clinic Laboratory users, it can be concluded that intestinal parasites are still a recurrent problem in our population, requiring more health education measures and improvements in the population's sanitary conditions and basic sanitation to reduce these rates