Jejunal disaccharidases activity in some intestinal parasites in Egypt

ABSTRACT

Thirty patients infested with Hymenolepsis nana, Ancylstoma duodenale and Giardia lamblia, ten patients each and 10 normal control were the subject of full clinical examination, complete urine, stool and blood examinations. Jejunal biopsy was taken for histological examination and disaccharidases estimation. Lactase level was significantly lower in the patients groups specially in those with Giardia