Vol. 4, Issue 6, Part A (2018)

Abstract
Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) constitute major health problems, especially in the tropical and subtropical regions. The of aim of present study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection at tertiary care hospital in Solapur. A prospective study was carried out in Department of Microbiology, Dr. V.M. Govt. Medical College Solapur from January 2015 to June 2016. Total 250 samples were collected and examined both macroscopically and microscopically using wet mount and iodine mount. Modified Ziehl-Neelson staining method was performed for detection of Coccidian parasites. The overall prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection was found to be 56.40%. Female were affected more compared to male.Single parasite was observed in 95 (67.37%) stool samples, while 46(32.63%) showed mixed infections. The most common parasites identified were Cryptosporidium parvum and Cyclospora cayetanensis mixed infection in 45 (31.92%) patients followed by E. histolytica 40(28.36%), Cryptosporidium parvum 28(19.86%), Giardia lamblia 20(14.18%), Cyclospora cayetanensis 5(3.55%), Taenia spp 1(0.71%), Ascaris lumbricoides 1 (0.71%) and E. histolytica & Giardia lamblia mixed infection1 (0.71%). Prevalence of IPI was found higher in our study. It is necessary to develop effective prevention and control strategies including health education and environmental hygiene to decrease prevalence of intestinal parasite.