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A STUDY ON GIARDIA LAMBLIA INFECTION AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTER IN NORTH OIL COMPANY,KIRKUK | ||
| AL-TAQANI | ||
| Article 1, Volume 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-5 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohammed Abdul-Aziz Kader; Ali Mahjoub AL-Mashhadani; Suheila Shamsel-Den Tahir; Guler Omar Chapook | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The study was carried out on 300 patients attended primary heath care center in North Oil Company from 15th January to 15th August 2000, to show the prevalence of Giardia lamblia infection .General stool examination was done for each patient using direct smear method and haemoglobin concentration was measured using Sahli method. The age of each patient was recorded and weight and height were measured . It was found that the rate of G. lamblia infected pwsons was(25.33%) (26.59% in males and 23.62% in females). The distribution of G. lamblia was not related to the age of patient .In G. lamblia positive cases , other organisms were recorded, monillia sp. followed by Entamoeba histolytica , Trichomonas hominis, Hymenolepis nana , and both Enterobius vermicularis and Balantidium coli, while in G. lamblia negative cases, the organisms recorded were E. histolytica followed by monillia sp., T. hominis, E. vermicularis and H. nana respectively. The rate of associated organisms in G. lamblia positive cases was higher than negative cases.The haemoglobin concentration in positive cases was lower than negative ones. The age, weight and height of infected group did not vary significantly from uninfected group. | ||
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