Pruebas básicas de laboratorio clínico en niñas de 5 a 8 años de la Escuela España del área de influencia del Centro de salud No 2 de la ciudad de Cuenca, 2010-2011

Abstract

Basic tests were performed on 160 clinical laboratory aged 5 to 8 years old, of different size and weight, attending school Spain, belonging to the area of influence of the Health Center № 2 of the city of Cuenca, in order to help improve their quality of life. It is a descriptive observational study with a sample of a rating list, the average height is 119.1 cm and a weight of 24.1Kg. They had the informed consent and assent.

Samples were processed in the Clinical Laboratory Diagnostic Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Cuenca and the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital. We obtained the following results:

The average white blood cells is 6601.5 x mm3, RBC x mm3 5174.2 million, 42.5% hematocrito, hemoglobin 14.5 g / dl, platelet count 356 650 x mm3, glucose 76.2 mg / dl, 96.3% of schoolchildren have ASTO values below 200 IU / ml; 200UI/ml 2.5% and 1.3% above 200 IU / ml; in the urine test: negative hematuria, leukocytes 6.2% nitrite 8.1% and 4.4% positive bacteria more than two intersections. Intestinal parasitism in 19.4%, the most important Ameba histolytica cyst 11.9% Giardia lamblia cysts 1.3%, Amoeba coli cyst 4.4%, 1.3% Iodoameba butschilli cyst.

KEYWORDS: Clinical Laboratory Techniques – utilization; Health Status; Health-statistics & numerical data; Disease; Epidemiology, Descriptive, Child; Female; students.