الإصابات الطفيلية و البكتيرية المرافقة لألتهاب الزائدة الدودية في محافظةذ ي قار

الملخص EN

During the period from November / 2008 to February / 2009 to explore the prevalence of infection of parasites (Protozoa and Helminthes) and bacterial infection causing acute appendicitis surgically removed from inpatients of Al-Hussin hospital in Nassriyia city in Thi- Qar province .

The study include 68 patients with acute appendicitis of both sexes (30 male and 38 female) .

The total prevalence of parasitic infection was 39.7 % .

The highest percentage of parasitic infection 27.9% was with Entamoeba histolytica and the highest percentage of bacterial infection was 34% with Escherichia coli .