Journal of Bacteriology & Parasitology

Laboratory of Parasitology and Mycology, Aristide Le Dantec Teaching Hospital, Dakar, Senegal

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• Research Article   
  Prevalence of intestinal parasite infections in Stool Samples of Patients in Le Dantec University Hospital of Dakar, Senegal, from 2011 to 2020
  Author(s): Mouhamadou Ndiaye*, Mame Cheikh Seck, Abdoulaye Diop, Khadim Diongue, Mamadou Alpha Diallo, Aida Sadikh Badiane and Daouda Ndiaye
  
  Background: In Senegal, intestinal parasites are common due to poverty, poor personal hygiene, poor environmental sanitation, overcrowding, a lack of safe drinking water, and a lack of knowledge. To identify the parasites responsible for intestinal parasitic infections diagnosed at Le Dantec University Hospital of Dakar, distribution of parasites detected in stool samples of patients was studied from 2011 to 2020. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive, retrospective study of 3515 samples from patients aged four months to 91 years. A direct examination and Ritchie technique were performed as parasite search techniques. The effect of intestinal parasitic infections was assessed using a multivariate logistic regression with adjustment on covariates such as study period, age, sex, season and service. From the final.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9597.22.13.434

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