Pathogenic intestinal parasites in Bahrain

ABSTRACT

Pathogenic intestinal parasites were found in 32.4% of all faecal samples examined at the Parasitology Section of the Salmaniya Medical Centre [SMC] between 1978-1988. The common parasites were Giardia lambia, Ascaris lumbricoides, Hymenolepis nana, and Ancylostoma duodenale. The calculated incidence rates of these and other intestinal parasites in the present study do not reflect their true incidence in Bahrain. This is because of the influence on the results of such factors as the number of repeated faecal samples examined, the nationality of patients, type of patients studied, and the inclusion of non-pathogens