Intestinal parasites, including Cryptosporidium species, in Iraqi patients with sickle-cell anaemia
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2002; 8 (2-3): 345-349
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ABSTRACT
Stool samples were obtained from individuals admitted to three hospitals in Basra during November 1997-May 1998. Of 40 patients with sickle-cell anaemia, 25 [62.5%] had parasitic infections. In the apparently healthy comparison group, 26 of 175 individuals [14.8%] had intestinal parasitic infections, a statistically significant difference. The most common intestinal parasites isolated in the sickle-cell patients were Blastocystis hominis [36%] and Giardia lamblia [28%]. The isolation rate of Cryptosporidium species in sickle-cell patients [5%] was not significantly different from that in apparently healthy individuals [1.14%]. We report for the first time the isolation of Isospora belli from a sickle-cell patient in Iraq and the Mediterranean region
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IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Assunto principal:
Giardia lamblia
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Infecções por Blastocystis
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Blastocystis hominis
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Distribuição por Sexo
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Distribuição por Idade
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Criptosporidiose
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Isosporíase
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Enteropatias Parasitárias
Limite:
Animais
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J.
Ano de publicação:
2002
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