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Assiut Medical Journal. 1997; 21 (2): 85-89
in English
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ABSTRACT
This work included 287 persons from secondary school of nursing students and patients attending Assiut Endemic Diseases Hospital. Stool and urine samples were examined for parasitic infection. Fifty- seven were infected with Entamoeba histolytica and 230 were free from parasites. Every one was examined for ABO blood groups. Twenty-seven cases were of blood group A, fourteen, thirteen and three were of blood groups O, B and AB, respectively. Entamoebiasis was more common among urban 28 than rural 24 and semi-urban 5. The infection rates were higher among females 37 than males 20 and among the age group 10-20 and 20-30 years