在老年人中不应被忽视的寄生虫:Entamoeba histolytica
Selahattin Aydemir1, Nuriz Ateş1, Abdurrahman Ekici1
1From the Department of Parasitology (Aydemir, Ekici, Yilmaz), Faculty of Medicine, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University; and from the Department of Central Laboratory (Ateş), Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Dursun Odabaş Medical Centre, Van, Turkey.
Saudi medical journal
|October 8, 2024
概括
Entamoeba histolytica感染在患有腹的老年患者中明显更常见. 这种寄生虫感染对老年人群构成严重的健康风险,需要更多的注意.
科学领域:
- 医学寄生虫学 医学寄生虫学
- 老年医学 老年医学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 在老年人中,Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica) 感染往往被忽视.
- 老年人群是全球日益增长的人口.
- 了解E. histolytica在老年人中的患病率对于公共卫生至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定患有腹的老年患者中E. histolytica的流行率.
- 为了比较老年和年轻成人患者群体之间的感染率.
- 为了调查E. histolytica在老年人中的临床表现.
主要方法:
- 该研究于2022年1月至2023年12月在土耳其瓦恩进行.
- 包括96名患有腹的老年患者,92名患有腹的年轻人 (CG1) 和50名没有腹的老年对照 (CG2).
- 使用宏观,显微,ELISA和PCR方法分析的样本.
主要成果:
- 在31.3%的老年患者中检测到E. histolytica,而在CG1中检测到14.1% (p=0.004).
- 在老年人对照中没有阳性 (CG2).
- 在老年患者中与有血/粘液的腹,腹痛,膨胀和腹膜疼痛有关.
结论:
- 在老年人中,E. histolytica感染的风险和严重程度增加.
- 氨病是老年人的一个重大而被忽视的健康问题.
- 需要提高对老年有菌病的认识和诊断重点.
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