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A study on parasites in mexican rheumatic disease patients
Joint Authors
Arana, J. L. De-La-Rosa
Balderas, F. J. Jimenez
Coronel, A. Camargo
Jaimes, J. Gargia
Nacach, A. Zonana
Anguianol, I. al-Cantara
Becerril, L. Carrillo
Romero, R. Tapia
Gonzalez, T. S.
Gomez, F. Villalobos
Hernandez, S. Martinez
Juarez, J. Ventura
Balderas, E. A. Jimenez
Samperio, P. Méndez
Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 42, Issue 2 (31 Aug. 2012), pp.271-280, 10 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2012-08-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Blastocystis hominis is a common human parasite with infection rates up to 50 % in developing countries, and giardiasis is the commonest intestinal one in Mexico.
No doubt, various parasites as Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica can cause rheumatic diseases.
This study coproparasitoscopic analysis evaluated the cysts by B.
hominis, G.
lamblia, E.
hartmani, E.
coli and E.
histolytica in Mexican rheumatic disease patients.
Also, ELISA was used to detect E.
histolytica, Ascaris lumbricoides, Toxocara canis, and Trichinella spiralis in Mexican patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
Thirty-six patients (24 with AS and 12 with RA) and 77 healthy control individuals were enrolled in this study.
The frequencies of protozoan cysts were comparable in rheumatic disease patients (AS and RA) and healthy control donors (33 and 25 vs.
26 %, respectively, p > 0.05).
The frequency of antibodies to T.
canis was significantly higher in AS patients than in healthy control donors (16 vs.
2.6 %, respectively ; p = 0.027), whereas no differences were observed for the prevalence of antibodies for the other parasites (E.
histolytica, A.
lumbricoides and T.
spiralis) (p > 0.05).
This information indicates the need to intensify educational efforts for the prevention of parasite infections associated with AS disease that cannot be controlled only by drugs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Balderas, F. J. Jimenez& Coronel, A. Camargo& Jaimes, J. Gargia& Nacach, A. Zonana& Anguianol, I. al-Cantara& Becerril, L. Carrillo…[et al.]. 2012. A study on parasites in mexican rheumatic disease patients. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 42, no. 2, pp.271-280.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-347356
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jaimes, J. Gargia…[et al.]. A study on parasites in mexican rheumatic disease patients. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 42, no. 2 (Aug. 2012), pp.271-280.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Balderas, F. J. Jimenez& Coronel, A. Camargo& Jaimes, J. Gargia& Nacach, A. Zonana& Anguianol, I. al-Cantara& Becerril, L. Carrillo…[et al.]. A study on parasites in mexican rheumatic disease patients. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2012. Vol. 42, no. 2, pp.271-280.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-347356
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 278-280
Record ID
BIM-347356