Soil Transmitted Helminthes In A Rural Population Of Puducherry- A Hospital Based Study

Authors

  • SUNIL SHIVEKAR Asst. Prof, Department of Microbiology, SMVMCH, Puducherry 605 107
  • PAVAN CHAND Asst. Prof, Department of Microbiology, SMVMCH, Puducherry 605 107
  • GOPAL RANGASAMY Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, SMVMCH, Puducherry 605 107

Keywords:

Soil transmitted helminths, Infection, Puducherry

Abstract

The incidence of soil transmitted helminthic infections was assessed among the patients from a rural part of Puducherry, southern coastal region of India. These patients had attended various outpatient departments in our hospital with various gastrointestinal tract complaints and anemia. Total 2600 patients were screened for parasitic infection over a period of one year (2007-2008) by using standard parasitological techniques. Out of these 417 were positive for parasitic infections of which 286 patients had helminthic infections. Males were more infected than the females. The helminths identified were Hookworm (86.36%), Strongyloides stercoralis (6.29%), Ascaris lumbricoides (2.79%), Trichuris trichiura, (1.04%), Enterobius (1.04%) and Hymenolepis (2.44%)

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Published

30.09.2011

How to Cite

SUNIL SHIVEKAR, PAVAN CHAND, & GOPAL RANGASAMY. (2011). Soil Transmitted Helminthes In A Rural Population Of Puducherry- A Hospital Based Study. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 2(3), 294–298. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/958

Issue

Volume 2, Issue 3, 2011

Section

Research Articles

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