Titre du document / Document title
Diagnostic methods for intestinal parasites in southern Iraq with reference to Strongyloides stercoralis
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
MAHDI N. K. (1) ;
SETRAK S. K. ;
SHIWAISH S. M. A. ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) Univ. Basrah, dep. microbiology, Basrah, IRAQ
Résumé / Abstract
Three hundred and thirty-two stool samples were examined for the presence of intestinal parasites including Strongyloides stercoralis. Each sample was processed and examined by direct smear, formalin-ether and Harada and Mori culture methods. Nine parasites were recovered from patients attending Basrah Teaching Hospital, southern Iraq during 1989. The prevalence rate of infection was 64.2%. It was higher in rural (74.2%) than in urban (57.5%) region (p < 0.01). Sex distribution was 120 (36.1%) males and 87 (26.2%) females (p > 0,05). The most common parasites were Blastocystis hominis, Giardia lamblia, Entamoebo histolytica, Hymenolepis nana and Strongyloides stercoralis. Formalin-ether concentration method was 3.75 times better than the direct smear method in the diagnosis of helminth rather than protozoan infections
Revue / Journal Title
Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health
ISSN
0125-1562
CODEN SJTMAK
Source / Source
1993, vol. 24, n
o4, pp. 685-691 (29 ref.)
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
SEAMO, Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network, Bangkok, THAILANDE
(1970)
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INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 19778, 35400004608023.0120
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 4090404
