Intestinal parasitic infection among food handlers in Assiut University Hospital

ABSTRACT

This work aimed to study the prevalence of parasitic infections among food handlers in Assiut University Hospital with special reference to the diagnosis of some protozoan sporozoa. Macroscopic examination of stool samples revealed 42.9% loose and 57.1% formed stool and 80.3% of food handlers had intestinal parasites. Also, a combination of Microsporidia and Cryptosporidia were found in 25% of stool samples. There were also non- pathogenic parasites rates in loose stool observed with Microsporidia, Blastocystis hominis and Giardia lamblia