Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on the Prevalence and Incidence of Enteric Protozoa in a Spanish Tertiary-Care Hospital and a Referral Center for Tropical Diseases, 2019–2023
<i>Blastocystis</i> spp. and <i>D. fragilis</i> showed a lower decrease in prevalence during P1 (<i>p</i> > 0.05) due to the higher detection of colonized patients during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. However, <i>G. lamblia</i> and <i>Cryptosporidium</i> spp. showed the highest decrease in prevalence and absolute incidence during P2 (<i>p</i> < 0.05) because of the NPIs implemented during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The NTRCID patients showed a higher prevalence of <i>Blastocystis</i> spp. than the non-NTRCID patients during every period studied (<i>p</i> < 0.001). <i>E. histolytica</i> and <i>C. cayetanensis</i> showed a homogeneous trend.
Authors
- Alfredo Maldonado-Barrueco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1856-1725)
- Marta Arsuaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5522-3728)
- Marta Díaz‐Menéndez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9427-5237)
- Julio García‐Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3771-8740)
- Guillermo Ruíz-Carrascoso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8957-6596)
- Fernando Calle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2544-3492)
Institutions
- Hospital Universitario La Paz (ES)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Sciences
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci13010023
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.05