Introducction: the intestinal parasitoses are public health problems in Perú. Strongyloidiasis is the intestinal infection produced by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis; it is endemic in Perú, with proven high prevalences in jungle and andean communities; its presence has been barely studied in coastal communities.Objetives: to determine the prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis among the human enteroparasites in a coastal community in Perú.Materials and methods: a fecal sample was obtained from all willing participants in a health campaign that took place at the public school “Virgen de la Candelaria” at the community of “La Candelaria”, Chancay district, Huaral province. The samples were processed using 5 coprologic methods: direct examination, spontaneous tube sedimentation, rapid sedimentation technique modified by Lumbreras, Kato test, and Baermann techn...

Introducction: the intestinal parasitoses are public health problems in Perú. Strongyloidiasis is the intestinal infection produced by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis; it is endemic in Perú, with proven high prevalences in jungle and andean communities; its presence has been barely studied in coastal communities.Objetives: to determine the prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis among the human enteroparasites in a coastal community in Perú.Materials and methods: a fecal sample was obtained from all willing participants in a health campaign that took place at the public school “Virgen de la Candelaria” at the community of “La Candelaria”, Chancay district, Huaral province. The samples were processed using 5 coprologic methods: direct examination, spontaneous tube sedimentation, rapid sedimentation technique modified by Lumbreras, Kato test, and Baermann techn...