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PubMed: 38393127 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed9020038
Molecular Prevalence and Subtypes Distribution of spp. in Humans of Latin America: A Systematic Review.
Trop Med Infect Dis 9(2)
Authors: Carmine Fusaro, Jaime E Bernal, Rosa Baldiris-Ávila, Rafael González-Cuello, Julio Cisneros-Lorduy, Arley Reales-Ruiz, Raimundo Castro-Orozco, Yohanna Sarria-Guzmán
Affiliations
- Facultad de Ingenierías, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Cartagena de Indias, Bolivar 130010, Colombia.
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Sinú, Cartagena de Indias, Bolivar 130001, Colombia.
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Bolivar 13001, Colombia.
- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Bolivar 130015, Colombia.
- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Cartagena de Indias, Bolivar 130010, Colombia.
Abstract
spp. are among the few enteric parasites with a prevalence that can reach up to approximately 80% in communities of developing countries. This systematic review updates and summarizes available literature on the molecular prevalence and subtype distribution of spp. in Latin American people. This work follows the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. The literature revised covers from 1 January 2015 to 6 October 2023 in seven different scientific databases, and the material was selected through inclusion and exclusion criteria. According to data found in the 36 selected articles, the prevalence of spp. in Latin America ranged between 5.8% (Bolivian rural communities) and 94.0% (Colombian general public). Generally, genomic DNA was extracted from approximately 200 mg fecal sediments using commercial kits, such as the QIAamp Stool Mini Kit (QIAGEN, Hilden, Germany) or the Norgen Stool DNA Isolation Kit (Norgen Biotek Corporation, Thorold, ON, Canada). Subtype-specific primers (such as the couple of primers BhRDr-RD5) developed from unique sequences of the SSU rRNA gene were applied to subtyping. Ten specific subtypes (STs) were found as well as various mixed infections, and the most circulating STs were in the order ST3, ST1, ST2, and ST4. The most recent data about spp. molecular epidemiology and the STs in communities of Latin America are limited to studies from specific countries. Novel scientific data from the other countries are required to obtain a complete picture and truly understand the distribution and prevalence of spp. and the STs.
MeSH
Dna, Prevalence, Molecular Epidemiology, Genes, Rrna
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