虫感染的变化:来自沙特阿拉伯东部的15年时间分析
1Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Infection and drug resistance
|August 11, 2025
概括
沙特阿拉伯东部的虫感染主要影响非沙特国民,在15年中观察到下降趋势. 冬季患病率最高,需要有针对性的查和季节性预防策略.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 虫感染构成了全球卫生挑战,特别是在沙特阿拉伯等不同地区.
- 沙特阿拉伯东部的人口多样性需要了解当地虫感染模式.
研究的目的:
- 描述沙特阿拉伯东部虫感染的流行病学概况.
- 分析2009-2024年间虫感染的时间趋势和季节性模式.
主要方法:
- 从大马大学法赫德国王医院的虫阳性患者数据的回顾性分析.
- 在115个确诊病例中分析了人口特征,虫物种,时间趋势和季节性模式.
主要成果:
- 研究人口的平均年龄为40.20岁,36-50岁年龄组感染率最高. 女性 (55.7%) 比男性 (44.3%) 更容易受到影响.
- 非沙特国民 (83.5%),特别是菲律宾人和印度人,受到影响最大. *Ascaris lumbricoides* (31.3%) 和虫 (16.5%) 是主要的物种.
- 病例在2013年达到顶峰,显示出下降趋势. 冬季 (36.5%) 的流行率最高,观察到不同的性别特异性季节性模式. 63.5%是作为紧急访问进行的.
结论:
- 沙特阿拉伯东部的虫感染表现出明显的模式,主要影响非沙特国民,冬季季节性和下降趋势.
- 调查结果强调需要对外籍人口进行有针对性的查,以及在有移民人口的地区采取季节性预防措施.
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