<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-id>0375-0760</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Medicina Tropical]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Med Trop]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0375-0760</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0375-07602021000200011</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Blastocystis spp. y su asociación con otros parásitos intestinales en niños de edad preescolar, estado Sucre, Venezuela]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Blastocystis spp. and their association to other intestinal parasites in preschool children from Sucre State, Venezuela]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Muñoz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniel Jose]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ortíz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jesús]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Marcano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luz Mary]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Castañeda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yeisy]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Educación, Liceo Bolivariano José Silverio González  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>República Bolivariana de Venezuela</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Salud Hospital Universitario &#8220;Antonio Patricio de Alcalá&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Oriente Departamento de Biología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Educación Unidad Educativa Colegio &#8220;Padre Alcalá&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>República Bolivariana de Venezuela</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>73</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0375-07602021000200011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0375-07602021000200011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0375-07602021000200011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: Blastocystis spp. es uno de los parásitos intestinales más comunes en el ser humano y su patogenicidad sigue siendo controvertida.  Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de Blastocystis spp. y su asociación con otros parásitos intestinales a niños en edad preescolar.  Métodos: Se procesaron 90 muestras fecales provenientes de niños en edad preescolar. Las técnicas copro-parasitológicas usadas fueron: examen directo con solución salina (0,85 %) y lugol. Se usó la prueba chi cuadrado para demostrar la independencia entre las variables: parasitosis, sexo y edad. Se determinó el índice de afinidad de Fager para establecer las asociaciones entre los principales enteroparásitos identificados.  Resultados: Se encontraron 68 niños parasitados, con 75,6 % de prevalencia. No hubo diferencias significativas con respecto a la edad y el sexo (p&gt; 0,05). Los parásitos más comunes fueron: Blastocystis spp. (45,6 %), Endolimax nana (30,9 %), Entamoeba coli (26,5 %), y como único helminto, Enterobius vermicularis (1,5 %). El 42,6 % estuvo monoparasitado y 57,4 % biparasitados. Los índices de afinidad (IAB) y pruebas de &#8220;t&#8221; efectuadas, señalaron asociación significativa entre Blastocystis spp. y los protozoarios E. nana y E. coli.  Conclusiones: Se determina una elevada prevalencia de Blastocystis spp. y especies comensales intestinales, todas indicadoras de contaminación fecal, en que probablemente factores ambientales y socioculturales promueven su transmisión. Este tema debe continuarse y profundizarse por la connotación que ha adquirido este parásito en los debates científicos actuales, tanto en el ámbito nacional como internacional.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: Blastocystis spp. are among the most common intestinal parasites affecting humans. Their pathogenicity continues to be a topic of debate.  Objective: Determine the prevalence of Blastocystis spp. and their association to other intestinal parasites in preschool children.  Methods: Analysis was performed of 90 stool samples from preschool children. The coproparasitological techniques used were direct examination with 0.85% saline solution and lugol. The chi-square test was used to show the independence between the variables parasitic infection, sex and age. Fager's affinity index was determined to establish associations between the main enteroparasites identified.  Results: The study found 68 children infected with parasites, for a 75.6% prevalence. There were no significant differences with respect to age and sex (p&gt; 0.05). The most common parasites were Blastocystis spp. (45.6%), Endolimax nana (30.9%) and Entamoeba coli (26.5%). The only helminth found was Enterobius vermicularis (1.5%). 42.6% of the children were infected with one parasite and 57.4% with two. The affinity index (IAB) and t tests performed revealed a significant association between Blastocystis spp. and the protozoa E. nana and E. coli.  Conclusions: High prevalence was determined of Blastocystis spp. and intestinal protozoan species, all of which were indicative of fecal contamination. Environmental and sociocultural factors are likely to facilitate their transmission. This topic should continue to be addressed and examined due to the relevance of this parasite in current scientific debate, both nationally and internationally.]]></p></abstract>
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