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Determining intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in inmates from Kajang Prison, Selangor, Malaysia for improved prison management

Background: The prison management in Malaysia is proactively seeking to improve the health status of the prison inmates. Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are widely distributed throughout the world and are still gaining great concern due to their significant morbidity and mortality among infe...

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Main Authors:	Lorainne, Angal, Rohela, Mahmud, Sajideh, Samin, Yap, Nan Jiun, Romano, Ngui, Amirah, Amir, Init, Ithoi, Adeeba, Kamarulzaman, Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim
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Language:	English
Published:	BioMed Central Ltd. 2015
Subjects:	RZ Other systems of medicine
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42168/1/Determining.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42168/ https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-015-1178-3
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spelling	my.unimas.ir.421682023-07-07T07:29:17Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42168/ Determining intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in inmates from Kajang Prison, Selangor, Malaysia for improved prison management Lorainne, Angal Rohela, Mahmud Sajideh, Samin Yap, Nan Jiun Romano, Ngui Amirah, Amir Init, Ithoi Adeeba, Kamarulzaman Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim RZ Other systems of medicine Background: The prison management in Malaysia is proactively seeking to improve the health status of the prison inmates. Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are widely distributed throughout the world and are still gaining great concern due to their significant morbidity and mortality among infected humans. In Malaysia, there is a paucity of information on IPIs among prison inmates. In order to further enhance the current health strategies employed, the present study aims to establish firm data on the prevalence and diversity of IPIs among HIV-infected and non-HIV-infected individuals in a prison, an area in which informed knowledge is still very limited. Methods: Samples were subjected to microscopy examination and serological test (only for Strongyloides). Speciation for parasites on microscopy-positive samples and seropositive samples for Strongyloides were further determined via polymerase chain reaction. SPSS was used for statistical analysis. Results: A total of 294 stool and blood samples each were successfully collected, involving 131 HIV positive and 163 HIV negative adult male inmates whose age ranged from 21 to 69-years-old. Overall prevalence showed 26.5 % was positive for various IPIs. The IPIs detected included Blastocystis sp., Strongyloides stercoralis, Entamoeba spp., Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia spp., and Trichuris trichiura. Comparatively, the rate of IPIs was slightly higher among the HIV positive inmates (27.5 %) than HIV negative inmates (25.8 %). Interestingly, seropositivity for S. stercoralis was more predominant in HIV negative inmates (10.4 %) compared to HIV-infected inmates (6.9 %), however these findings were not statistically significant. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) confirmed the presence of Blastocystis, Strongyloides, Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar. Conclusions: These data will enable the health care providers and prison management staff to understand the trend and epidemiological situations in HIV/parasitic co-infections in a prison. This information will further assist in providing evidence-based guidance to improve prevention, control and management strategies of IPIs co-infections among both HIV positive and HIV negative inmates in a prison environment. BioMed Central Ltd. 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42168/1/Determining.pdf Lorainne, Angal and Rohela, Mahmud and Sajideh, Samin and Yap, Nan Jiun and Romano, Ngui and Amirah, Amir and Init, Ithoi and Adeeba, Kamarulzaman and Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim (2015) Determining intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in inmates from Kajang Prison, Selangor, Malaysia for improved prison management. BMC Infectious Diseases, 15 (467). pp. 1-11. ISSN 1471-2334 https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-015-1178-3 DOI 10.1186/s12879-015-1178-3
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spellingShingle	RZ Other systems of medicine Lorainne, Angal Rohela, Mahmud Sajideh, Samin Yap, Nan Jiun Romano, Ngui Amirah, Amir Init, Ithoi Adeeba, Kamarulzaman Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim Determining intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in inmates from Kajang Prison, Selangor, Malaysia for improved prison management
description	Background: The prison management in Malaysia is proactively seeking to improve the health status of the prison inmates. Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are widely distributed throughout the world and are still gaining great concern due to their significant morbidity and mortality among infected humans. In Malaysia, there is a paucity of information on IPIs among prison inmates. In order to further enhance the current health strategies employed, the present study aims to establish firm data on the prevalence and diversity of IPIs among HIV-infected and non-HIV-infected individuals in a prison, an area in which informed knowledge is still very limited. Methods: Samples were subjected to microscopy examination and serological test (only for Strongyloides). Speciation for parasites on microscopy-positive samples and seropositive samples for Strongyloides were further determined via polymerase chain reaction. SPSS was used for statistical analysis. Results: A total of 294 stool and blood samples each were successfully collected, involving 131 HIV positive and 163 HIV negative adult male inmates whose age ranged from 21 to 69-years-old. Overall prevalence showed 26.5 % was positive for various IPIs. The IPIs detected included Blastocystis sp., Strongyloides stercoralis, Entamoeba spp., Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia spp., and Trichuris trichiura. Comparatively, the rate of IPIs was slightly higher among the HIV positive inmates (27.5 %) than HIV negative inmates (25.8 %). Interestingly, seropositivity for S. stercoralis was more predominant in HIV negative inmates (10.4 %) compared to HIV-infected inmates (6.9 %), however these findings were not statistically significant. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) confirmed the presence of Blastocystis, Strongyloides, Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar. Conclusions: These data will enable the health care providers and prison management staff to understand the trend and epidemiological situations in HIV/parasitic co-infections in a prison. This information will further assist in providing evidence-based guidance to improve prevention, control and management strategies of IPIs co-infections among both HIV positive and HIV negative inmates in a prison environment.
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author	Lorainne, Angal Rohela, Mahmud Sajideh, Samin Yap, Nan Jiun Romano, Ngui Amirah, Amir Init, Ithoi Adeeba, Kamarulzaman Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim
author_facet	Lorainne, Angal Rohela, Mahmud Sajideh, Samin Yap, Nan Jiun Romano, Ngui Amirah, Amir Init, Ithoi Adeeba, Kamarulzaman Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim
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title	Determining intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in inmates from Kajang Prison, Selangor, Malaysia for improved prison management
title_short	Determining intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in inmates from Kajang Prison, Selangor, Malaysia for improved prison management
title_full	Determining intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in inmates from Kajang Prison, Selangor, Malaysia for improved prison management
title_fullStr	Determining intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in inmates from Kajang Prison, Selangor, Malaysia for improved prison management
title_full_unstemmed	Determining intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in inmates from Kajang Prison, Selangor, Malaysia for improved prison management
title_sort	determining intestinal parasitic infections (ipis) in inmates from kajang prison, selangor, malaysia for improved prison management
publisher	BioMed Central Ltd.
publishDate	2015
url	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42168/1/Determining.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42168/ https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-015-1178-3
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Determining intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in inmates from Kajang Prison, Selangor, Malaysia for improved prison management

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