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Intestinal parasitosis among the elderly people in northern India

Neeti Mishra, Shailendra Mohan Tripathi

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 Introduction – This study was carried out among the eldery people (60+ years of age) from june 2016 to august 2016 in northern area to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitosis in them. Material and methods– Stool samples were collected from 200 elderly people.The samples were examined by formal ether sedimentation test. Result– Out of 200 stool samples collected, 98 (49%) samples had one or more intestinal parasites. Of the 98 positive samples, 60 (61.3%) samples yielded single parasite, where as 38(38.7%) samples had multiple parasites . Conclusion –There was equal infection rate with protozoa and helminths . Trichuris trichiura and Entamoeba histolytica were the commonest helminth and protozoa, respectively. The northern community, living in poor sanitary conditions with limited access to the health services, is one of the most infected populations in the world

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Neeti Mishra, Shailendra Mohan Tripathi Intestinal parasitosis among the elderly people in northern India International Journal of Scientific Research,Volume : 5 | Issue : 10 | October 2016

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