VALUE OF MCMASTER, MINI-FLOTAC, AND STANDARD TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHS AMONG SCHOOLCHILDREN IN MENOUFIA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT
SHARAF, O., SELIM, S., EL-HASSANEN, I., Ibrahim, A. (2021). VALUE OF MCMASTER, MINI-FLOTAC, AND STANDARD TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHS AMONG SCHOOLCHILDREN IN MENOUFIA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 51(1), 43-50. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2021.165936
OSAMA FATHY SHARAF; SAHAR MAHMOUD SELIM; ISRAA FAHMY EL-HASSANEN; Asmaa Fahmy Ibrahim. "VALUE OF MCMASTER, MINI-FLOTAC, AND STANDARD TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHS AMONG SCHOOLCHILDREN IN MENOUFIA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT". EKB Journal Management System, 51, 1, 2021, 43-50. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2021.165936
SHARAF, O., SELIM, S., EL-HASSANEN, I., Ibrahim, A. (2021). 'VALUE OF MCMASTER, MINI-FLOTAC, AND STANDARD TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHS AMONG SCHOOLCHILDREN IN MENOUFIA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT', EKB Journal Management System, 51(1), pp. 43-50. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2021.165936
SHARAF, O., SELIM, S., EL-HASSANEN, I., Ibrahim, A. VALUE OF MCMASTER, MINI-FLOTAC, AND STANDARD TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHS AMONG SCHOOLCHILDREN IN MENOUFIA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 51(1): 43-50. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2021.165936

VALUE OF MCMASTER, MINI-FLOTAC, AND STANDARD TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHS AMONG SCHOOLCHILDREN IN MENOUFIA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Article 6, Volume 51, Issue 1, April 2021, Page 43-50  XML PDF (1.08 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2021.165936
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Authors
OSAMA FATHY SHARAF; SAHAR MAHMOUD SELIM; ISRAA FAHMY EL-HASSANEN; Asmaa Fahmy Ibrahimorcid
Department of Clinical and Molecular Parasitology, National Liver Institute (NLI), Menoufia University, Shebin El Kom, Menoufia, Egypt
Abstract
Intestinal helminthiasis affects schoolchildren causing diseases. In this study, five copromicroscopic
methods (3 traditional and 2 recent; Formaline-ether concentration method (FECM),
Kato-Katz, direct smear, McMaster and mini-FLOTAC with two flotation solutions NaCl &
ZnSO4 respectively) in addition to scotch adhesive tape method were used to detect helminthic
infection in children. Hemoglobin percent and anthropometric measurements were also assessed.
Out of 400 school children, 82 (20.5%) were infected; 75 single & 7 mixed infections.
Enterobius vermicularis was the commonest one (11%) followed by Hymenolepis nana
(9.75%) and the least one was Schistosoma mansoni (1.5%). The most sensitive method was
mini-FLOTAC ZnSO4 while the least one was direct smear, but without a significant difference.
Scotch adhesive tape method had the best efficacy for E. vermicularis diagnosis. No significant
difference was found for egg per gram (EPG) values of the counting techniques. H.
nana was associated with anemia and underweight. Rural residence, unwashed fruits, and vegetables,
unwashed hands before eating and after defecation were the risk factors. Sharing underwear
and water canal contact were specifically associated with E. vermicularis and S. mansoni
respectively. The better diagnostic performance were mini-FLOTAC and McMaster methods.
Keywords
Mini-FLOTAC; McMaster; Kato-Katz; FECM; Helminthes; Schoolchildren; Anemia
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