STUDIES ON PARASITIC INFECTIONS AND INFESTATIONS IN CHILDREN
MARIA PRISECARU 1, OVIDIA MOGLAN 2, IONUĆą STOICA 1, ALIN IOSOB 3 1. Vasile Alecsandri University of BacÄu, Faculty of Sciences, e-mail: prisecaru_maria@yahoo.com; ionut_stoica23@yahoo.com
2. Secondary School Naruja, Vrancea, e-mail: ovidiamoglan@yahoo.ro
3. Vasile Alecsandri University of BacÄu, Doctoral School, e-mail: iosob.gabriel@gmail.com
This paper presents a study on localized intestinal parasites in children. Parasitological investigation was conducted at the Hospital "Saint Pantelimon" Focsani in summer and autumn of 2015. Were investigated 545 children (245 in summer and 303 in autumn). The total percentage of infection with intestinal parasites in summer ranged from 21.2% in July, 22% in June and 27.6% in August. In autumn, the total percentage of infection with intestinal parasites had increased oscillating, the highest percentage was registered in October (45.8%) in September 35.4% and in November 20.5%. These parasitic species were identified: Giardia intestinalis, Hymenolepis nana, Ascaris lumbricoides and Enterobius vermicularis.