Nutritional hematic parameters and presence of parasitic infection in children from an urban environment in La Plata, Argentina

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Minvielle, Marta Cecilia; Ceccarelli, Soledad; Zubiri, Karina; Ciarmela, María Laura; Rosa, Diana Esther; Pezzani, Betina Cecilia; Bonzo, Estela Beatriz
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2016
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The objective was to evaluate the levels of hematic parameters of nutrition and frequency of parasitic infections in children from La Plata, province of Buenos Aires, in the central region of Argentina. Hemoglobin, calcium and magnesium levels and presence of antitoxocara antibodies and intestinal parasites were determined. Parents were informed about the study and they were requested to give their informed consent and to be present at the moment of blood extraction. Protocols developed were approved by the Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Anemia occurred in 19.2% of 183 children. In the group 3- to 5-yearold children it was more frequent that among the 6- to 12-year-olds (p= 0.0031). Low calcium and magnesium levels occurred in 71.6% and 9.9% of the subjects, respectively. 15.9% of the children were seropositive for toxocariasis and 74.4% registered intestinal parasitosis. Children 6 to 12 years old were more infected than younger children, 80.0% and 64.7% (p= 0.0243). Some authors relate parasitic infections with nutritional disorders in infected children. However, other authors report controversy over this connection. In our study, no relationship between parasite-infected children and presence of anemia and/or reduced levels of calcium in blood was observed, which strengthened the dietary origin of the nutritional situation of schoolchildren.
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Ciencias Veterinarias
Ciencias Médicas
nutrition
parasitosis
schoolchildren
Argentina
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Nutritional hematic parameters and presence of parasitic infection in children from an urban environment in La Plata, Argentina
title Nutritional hematic parameters and presence of parasitic infection in children from an urban environment in La Plata, Argentina
spellingShingle Nutritional hematic parameters and presence of parasitic infection in children from an urban environment in La Plata, Argentina
Minvielle, Marta Cecilia
Ciencias Veterinarias
Ciencias Médicas
nutrition
parasitosis
schoolchildren
Argentina
title_short Nutritional hematic parameters and presence of parasitic infection in children from an urban environment in La Plata, Argentina
title_full Nutritional hematic parameters and presence of parasitic infection in children from an urban environment in La Plata, Argentina
title_fullStr Nutritional hematic parameters and presence of parasitic infection in children from an urban environment in La Plata, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Nutritional hematic parameters and presence of parasitic infection in children from an urban environment in La Plata, Argentina
title_sort Nutritional hematic parameters and presence of parasitic infection in children from an urban environment in La Plata, Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Minvielle, Marta Cecilia
Ceccarelli, Soledad
Zubiri, Karina
Ciarmela, María Laura
Rosa, Diana Esther
Pezzani, Betina Cecilia
Bonzo, Estela Beatriz
author Minvielle, Marta Cecilia
author_facet Minvielle, Marta Cecilia
Ceccarelli, Soledad
Zubiri, Karina
Ciarmela, María Laura
Rosa, Diana Esther
Pezzani, Betina Cecilia
Bonzo, Estela Beatriz
author_role author
author2 Ceccarelli, Soledad
Zubiri, Karina
Ciarmela, María Laura
Rosa, Diana Esther
Pezzani, Betina Cecilia
Bonzo, Estela Beatriz
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Veterinarias
Ciencias Médicas
nutrition
parasitosis
schoolchildren
Argentina
topic Ciencias Veterinarias
Ciencias Médicas
nutrition
parasitosis
schoolchildren
Argentina
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The objective was to evaluate the levels of hematic parameters of nutrition and frequency of parasitic infections in children from La Plata, province of Buenos Aires, in the central region of Argentina. Hemoglobin, calcium and magnesium levels and presence of antitoxocara antibodies and intestinal parasites were determined. Parents were informed about the study and they were requested to give their informed consent and to be present at the moment of blood extraction. Protocols developed were approved by the Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Anemia occurred in 19.2% of 183 children. In the group 3- to 5-yearold children it was more frequent that among the 6- to 12-year-olds (p= 0.0031). Low calcium and magnesium levels occurred in 71.6% and 9.9% of the subjects, respectively. 15.9% of the children were seropositive for toxocariasis and 74.4% registered intestinal parasitosis. Children 6 to 12 years old were more infected than younger children, 80.0% and 64.7% (p= 0.0243). Some authors relate parasitic infections with nutritional disorders in infected children. However, other authors report controversy over this connection. In our study, no relationship between parasite-infected children and presence of anemia and/or reduced levels of calcium in blood was observed, which strengthened the dietary origin of the nutritional situation of schoolchildren.
Facultad de Ciencias Médicas
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias
description The objective was to evaluate the levels of hematic parameters of nutrition and frequency of parasitic infections in children from La Plata, province of Buenos Aires, in the central region of Argentina. Hemoglobin, calcium and magnesium levels and presence of antitoxocara antibodies and intestinal parasites were determined. Parents were informed about the study and they were requested to give their informed consent and to be present at the moment of blood extraction. Protocols developed were approved by the Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Anemia occurred in 19.2% of 183 children. In the group 3- to 5-yearold children it was more frequent that among the 6- to 12-year-olds (p= 0.0031). Low calcium and magnesium levels occurred in 71.6% and 9.9% of the subjects, respectively. 15.9% of the children were seropositive for toxocariasis and 74.4% registered intestinal parasitosis. Children 6 to 12 years old were more infected than younger children, 80.0% and 64.7% (p= 0.0243). Some authors relate parasitic infections with nutritional disorders in infected children. However, other authors report controversy over this connection. In our study, no relationship between parasite-infected children and presence of anemia and/or reduced levels of calcium in blood was observed, which strengthened the dietary origin of the nutritional situation of schoolchildren.
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