Prevalência de parasitos intestinais em pacientes com deficiência neuropsicomotora, colaboradores e tutores de instituição não governamental

Resumo (EN)

The intestinal parasitoses present high prevalence in the population of low socioeconomic level, representing an important public health problem, especially for the children, who are more susceptible according to the prevalence studies. However, the occurrence of enteroparasitoses in children with neuro-psycho-motor deficiencies, which have predisposing factors present by their own condition, is not described in the literature. The present study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of intestinal parasites in students with motor disorders And cognitive services attended by a nongovernmental institution, located in Santana do Parnaíba - SP. The study consisted of 53 students with a history of diarrhea from February to July 2016. Twenty-one employees from the institution and 10 tutors participated voluntarily. Parasite research was performed by the methods of Faust, Lutz / Hoffman, Pons and Janer, modified Rugai method, Kato-Katz, Gram-Chromotrope, Leishman and Kinyoun staining. A total of 84 fecal samples were analyzed, of which 53 fecal specimens were students, 21 were of collaborators and 10 of tutors. The prevalence of 15.5% of samples positive for enteroparasites was found in the total number of specimens studied. Among the students the positivity was 13.2%, for the collaborators 28.6% and among the tutors the prevalence was 10%, there was no significant difference between the analyzed groups. Monoparasitism and the presence of protozoa, especially Blastocystis spp., Were more prevalent. It is concluded that the prevalence of intestinal parasites in children with neuro-psycho-motor deficiency was low, despite the aforementioned intrinsic susceptibility of this population, a phenomenon that may be suggestive of a very attentive care process of tutors and professionals related to students.