İşler, S.Beyhan, Y.E.2025-05-102025-05-1020181301-088310.5505/ejm.2018.708832-s2.0-85055125843https://doi.org/10.5505/ejm.2018.70883https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/5198The aim of this study is to determine the most frequent opportunistic intestinal parasites in children and demonstrate its importance. Study was conducted on patients between the ages 0 and 16. The study consisted of a total of 150 children, 66 girls and 84 boys. 44 of the girls and 56 of the boys (100 in total) had diarrhea. Evaluation was done by native-Lugol, flotation in saturated zinc sulfate, and modified acid-fast staining. Intestinal parasites were detected in 38% of 150 examined stool samples. Among them 41% of those with diarrhea and 32% of those without diarrhea were positive. The highest observed parasite species was detected as Blastocystis hominis (14.7%); and the lowest were Ascaris lumbricoides and Hymenolepis nana (0.7%). It was concluded that all children with gastro-intestinal complaints should be evaluated for intestinal parasites, mainly opportunistic ones, without preliminary screening whether the patient is diarrhea or not. © 2018, Yuzuncu Yil Universitesi Tip Fakultesi. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessChildDiarrheaOpportunist ParasitesVanArticle234N/AQ4232236325735