The incidence of Entamoeba histolytica & Giardia Lamblia associated with diarrhea among children in lbn Al-Balady Hospital in Baghdad

Mutleg Jasim, Thamer

	The incidence of Entamoeba histolytica & Giardia Lamblia associated with diarrhea among children in lbn Al-Balady Hospital in Baghdad
IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE
Article 1, Volume 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-19
Author
Thamer Mutleg Jasim
Abstract
Background: The high incidence contradicts convention and wisdom that amebiasis is a very frequent cause of childhood diarrhea or dysentry in developing countries. Giardisis occur worldwide but is more prevalent in area within adequate sanitary conditions and where water treatment facilities and procedure are subber. It is conceder to be a major cause of diarrheal out breaks from contaminated water supply, it’s affected by much the same socioeconomic factors that influence the distribution of E. histolytica. Materials and Methods: A total of 2177 stools specimens were collected from children attending the outpatient clinic of lbn Al-Balady Hospital in Baghdad suffering from diarrhea, This study carried out during the period from January to June 2009. Samples were collected and examined by the direct wet amount method. Results: Three hundred and seventy seven (17.3%) cases were positive to Entamoeba histolytica, the highest rate of infection was in June (21.9%) followed by May (21.4%). The incidence of the female (45.4%) is lower than male (54.6%) while the infection with Giardia lamblia was very low (1.1%) and the incidence is higher in March (3.3%) , the female show that high infection rate (52%) more than male (48%). Conclusions: Entamoeba histolytica is prominent etiology of childhood dysentery in lbn Al-Balady hospital in Baghdad. Key Words:- Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, enteritis, children.
Keywords
Entamoeba histolytica; Giardia lamblia; enteritis; Children

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