Prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia parasites among patients attending Al-Emam Ali Hospital in Al-Mashrooh provice-Babylon

Abstract EN

Out of 492 patients attending Al-Emam Ali hospital, examined during the peroid from beginning of June/2013 to the end of may/2014, 79 (16.05 %) were infected with G.

lamblia and 115 (23.37 %) were infected with E.

histolytica.

Highest rate of infection with giardiasis was in July and March (20.93 %, 20.51% respectively), while the lower infection was found in December (8.51%).

Amoebiasis show high rate of infection in September (41.93 %) and low rate of infection in May (14.06%).

Prevalence of giardinsis and amoebiasis in rural areas (16.8%, 26.3 % respectively) were found higher than urban areas (15.3 %, 20.3 %), but with out significant differences.

Also no significant differences were found between infected males and females patients.

The infection of both parasites was found increased with advancing ages of patients.

Mixed stages (trophozoites and cysts) was the most apparent in posative cases of amoebiasis, while trophozoites stage was found apparent in posative cases of giardiasis.