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PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PARASITES AMONG CHILDREN AND OLD PATIENTS IN ALEXANDRIA NAHIA | ||
| AL-TAQANI | ||
| Article 1, Volume 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-117 | ||
| Author | ||
| Amal H. Atia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In order to confirm the prevalence and rate of infection of intestinal parasites in Alexandria Nahia ( rural area), stool samples were collected from 1154 cases admitted into Alexandria hospital during 6 months in 2003 . Results of examination revealed that 50% of them were positive for parasites, 48% were positive for Giardia lamblia and 33.8% were positive for Entamoeba histolytica which represent the highest prevalence . The lowest prevalence 18.19% was found for Entamoeba coli . Infection were higher in males than in females . No nematodes parasites were revealed in this study . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| prevalence; intestinal parasites; Children; old patients | ||
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