Association between serum cholesterol level and Giardia Lamblia infection among children with acute diarrhea in al-Najaf Governorate

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Background :Giardia is a disease that is transmitted directly to humans through contaminated water, ingestion parasite and through clothing and sexual contact.

Increased risk of injury in children who suffer from malnutrition and delayed growth compared to healthy children.

The aim of the study: The purpose of this study was to detect the relationship between the severity of the infection of the parasite G.lamblia vegetative phase active and cholesterol in the blood and its impact on the patient.

Study Design: The study ways to case - control of - / in the educational-Zahra hospital in the province of Najaf.

Study of children up to age five who are suffering from diarrhea.

This study examines the total cholesterol in the blood means that the episodes of diarrhea passers Giardia trophozoite passers vegetative and compared with the proportion of cholesterol in the blood of cases .Giardiasis is the most common waterborne disease in human.

Infected children revealed malnutrition and growth retardation compare to health group and may lack the important caloric source and lipid malabsorption .

Aim Of Study: The aim of the study is found out the relationship between the severity of the injury to the parasite Giardia lambliaor vegetative active and cholesterol in the blood and its impact on patient .

Methods :Study design: The case control study of - / in Zahra educational children's section of a hospital in the province of Najaf.

A study of children up to age five who are suffering from diarrhea.

This study examines the mean serum total cholesterol to episodes of diarrhea passers Giardia trophozoite passers vegetative and compared with cholesterol in the blood of cases of diarrhea in children infected with Giardia ..

weight rate ( to ) kg and average height ( , to cm) Results: There was a significant difference in mean serum cholesterol between cases and control groups (P) .

The total cholesterol serum level significantly declined by severity of giardiasis.

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The total cholesterol level inversely correlated with the severity of the disease .

The serum level of cholesterol and gender of the patients showed no significant relationship ( P ) .

Conclusions: the results suggest that there is a significance of G.lamblia on lipid levels and have ability to keep low serum cholesterol.