UKZN INSPIRING GREATNESS Intestinal protozoal parasites in children aged 0-5 years presenting with diarrhoea in the eThekwini district of KwaZulu-Natal Mathaparsadh, N. , Kwitshana, Z.L., Ashiru, O.T., Sturm, A.W. and Moodley, P. School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences
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UKZN INSPIRING GREATNESS
Intestinal protozoal parasites in children aged 0-5 years presenting
with diarrhoea in the eThekwini district of KwaZulu-Natal
Mathaparsadh, N. , Kwitshana, Z.L., Ashiru, O.T., Sturm, A.W. and Moodley, P.
School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences
Diarrhoea
• Major cause of morbidity and mortality1,9 million deaths p.a. in the 0-5 age group 78% occur in Africa and South-East Asia
• Risk factors living in rural areasno access to clean water improper sanitationmalnutrition lack of hygiene
• Intestinal parasitic infections are common globally
• Accounting for 3.5 billion infections majority children
Cyclospora cayetanensisMicrosporidia spp. Isospora belliDientamoeba fragilisBalantidium coliBlastocystis hominis
Aim
• To determine and identify the prevalence of protozoal parasites in stool specimens of children ≤5 years of age, presenting at King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban
Methodology• Ethics approval
Ethics no. BE222/13
• Informed consent obtained
• Stool specimens from 249 patients preserved (5% formalin)detection of protozoa
Microscopic analyses• Smears prepared and stained with: