Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitoses in a Non-Endemic Setting during a 10-Year Period (2011–2020): A Focus on Dientamoeba fragilis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Study Area and Population
2.3. Patients and Clinical Samples
2.4. Diagnosis of Intestinal Parasitosis
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Total Patients (No.) | Positive Patients (No.) | Intestinal Parasitoses (%) | Odds Ratio | p Value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ORIGIN | Italians | 12,521 | 1910 | 15.3 | 0.32 | <0.00001 | |
Foreigners | 3754 | 1344 | 35.8 | ||||
AGE | Children | 3718 | 679 | 18.3 | 0.85 | 0.0025 | |
Adults | 0–5 | 1356 | 177 | 13.1 | |||
5–10 | 1293 | 289 | 22.4 | ||||
10–18 | 1069 | 213 | 19.9 | ||||
12,546 | 2575 | 20.5 | |||||
18–40 | 4692 | 1185 | 25.3 | ||||
40–60 | 4020 | 815 | 20.3 | ||||
>60 | 3834 | 575 | 15 | ||||
Unknown | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
SEX | Males | 7687 | 1817 | 23.6 | 1.54 | <0.00001 | |
Females | 8588 | 1437 | 16.7 |
Total Patients (No.) | Positive Patients (No.) | Dientamoebiasis (%) | Odds Ratio | p Value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ORIGIN | Italians | 12,521 | 394 | 3.2 | 0.54 | <0.00001 | |
Foreigners | 3754 | 212 | 5.7 | ||||
AGE | Children | 3718 | 200 | 5.4 | 1.70 | <0.00001 | |
0–5 | 1356 | 36 | 2.7 | ||||
5–10 | 1293 | 109 | 8.4 | ||||
10–18 | 1069 | 55 | 5.2 | ||||
Adults | 12,546 | 406 | 3.2 | ||||
18–40 | 4692 | 148 | 3.2 | ||||
40–60 | 4020 | 177 | 4.4 | ||||
>60 | 3834 | 81 | 2.1 | ||||
SEX | Males | 7687 | 283 | 3.7 | 0.98 | 0.7891 | |
Females | 8588 | 323 | 3.8 |
Diagnostic Method | No. of Cases (%) |
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Culture + real-time PCR | 207 (34.1) |
Microscopic examination + real-time PCR | 180 (29.7) |
Microscopic examination + Culture + real-time PCR | 164 (27.1) |
real-time PCR | 55 (9.1) |
Total | 606 |
Eosinophilia (46 Cases) | Pruritus (25 Cases) | Urticaria (19 Cases) | Anal Pruritus (23 Cases) | Eczema/Dermatitis (7 Cases) | |||
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ORIGIN | Italians | 25 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 5 | |
Foreigners | 21 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
AGE | Children | 20 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
0–5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
5–10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
10–18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Adults | 26 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 7 | ||
18–40 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||
40–60 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 3 | ||
>60 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
SEX | Males | 30 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 2 | |
Females | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
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Calderaro, A.; Buttrini, M.; Montecchini, S.; Rossi, S.; Farina, B.; Arcangeletti, M.C.; De Conto, F.; Chezzi, C. Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitoses in a Non-Endemic Setting during a 10-Year Period (2011–2020): A Focus on Dientamoeba fragilis. Microorganisms 2022, 10, 426. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10020426
Calderaro A, Buttrini M, Montecchini S, Rossi S, Farina B, Arcangeletti MC, De Conto F, Chezzi C. Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitoses in a Non-Endemic Setting during a 10-Year Period (2011–2020): A Focus on Dientamoeba fragilis. Microorganisms. 2022; 10(2):426. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10020426
Chicago/Turabian StyleCalderaro, Adriana, Mirko Buttrini, Sara Montecchini, Sabina Rossi, Benedetta Farina, Maria Cristina Arcangeletti, Flora De Conto, and Carlo Chezzi. 2022. "Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitoses in a Non-Endemic Setting during a 10-Year Period (2011–2020): A Focus on Dientamoeba fragilis" Microorganisms 10, no. 2: 426. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10020426
APA StyleCalderaro, A., Buttrini, M., Montecchini, S., Rossi, S., Farina, B., Arcangeletti, M. C., De Conto, F., & Chezzi, C. (2022). Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitoses in a Non-Endemic Setting during a 10-Year Period (2011–2020): A Focus on Dientamoeba fragilis. Microorganisms, 10(2), 426. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10020426