Mixed parasitic infections with giardiasis among patients with acute diarrhea in Najaf City
Other Title(s)
الإصابات الطفيلية المختلطة مع طفيلي الجيارديا لدى المصابين بالإسهال الحاد في مدينة النجف
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Issue
Vol. 12, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2009), pp.5-8, 4 p.
Publisher
University of Kufa Faculty of Medicine
Publication Date
2009-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
4
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Abstract EN
This study was conducted to investigate the parasitic infection among out patiets with diarrhea whohad attended al- Zahra and al-hkam hospitals for six months period during the year 2006 in which 550 stool samples were examined microscopically.
It revealed a high prevalence of Girdia lsmbelia infection ( 50.9 %) .The high rate of mixed infection was for Giardia lamblia and Hymenolepis nana (31.25 %) and with Entamoeba coli. Results also involved infection by other parasites.
High prevalence of infection was in children age range (1-12 ) years .
Enterobius worm was the major one.
Other parasites were also percent but of low prevalence rate.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mahmud, Dhikra Abd Allah. 2009. Mixed parasitic infections with giardiasis among patients with acute diarrhea in Najaf City. Kufa Medical Journal،Vol. 12, no. 1, pp.5-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-326542
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mahmud, Dhikra Abd Allah. Mixed parasitic infections with giardiasis among patients with acute diarrhea in Najaf City. Kufa Medical Journal Vol. 12, no. 1 (2009), pp.5-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-326542
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mahmud, Dhikra Abd Allah. Mixed parasitic infections with giardiasis among patients with acute diarrhea in Najaf City. Kufa Medical Journal. 2009. Vol. 12, no. 1, pp.5-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-326542
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 8
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BIM-326542