1.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
; 81(1): 169, 1987.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3127954
2.
Ann Trop Med Parasitol
; 80(6): 631-4, 1986 Dec.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3675035
RESUMO
A total of 23,516 stool specimens collected from patients attending three medical centres in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, were examined for intestinal parasites. Of these 5737 (24.4%) were positive. Entamoeba histolytica (8.8%) and Giardia lamblia (6.3%) were the commonest parasites found, and in the age group of one to 15 years. Giardia was found in 14.8% of males and 11.9% of females. Other intestinal parasites present included Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Schistosoma mansoni, Hymeolepis nana. Ancylostoma duodenale, Enterobius vermicularis. Taenia saginata and Schistosoma hematotium.