Intestinal parasitosis in nalout popularity, Western Libya
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2008; 38 (1): 255-264
in English
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ABSTRACT
This paper studied gastrointestinal parasitosis in Nalout popularity. A hospital based study was done on a total of 800 stool samples from a private laboratory in Tigi city. The results showed an overall rate of 29.6%. Of these patients, 7.59% had double or triple parasitic infections. Children were more infected than adults. The parasites in a descending order were Entamoeba histolytica [2 1%], Enterobius vermicularis [7.5%], Giardia lamblia [2.5%], Balantidium coli [0.38%], and Hymenolepis nana [0.38%] A Sudanese immigrant employee had Strongyloides stercoralis larva in stool culture
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Balantidium
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Prevalence
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Sex Characteristics
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Giardia lamblia
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Hymenolepis nana
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Entamoeba histolytica
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Enterobius
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Feces
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Egypt. Soc. Parasitol.
Year:
2008
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