Original article
English
Al Kilani MK, Dahesh SM, El Taweel HA.
Department of Laboratories, Faculty of Medical Technology, Al Gabal Al Gharby University, Libya.
J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2008 Apr;38(1):255-64.
Abstract
This paper studied gastrointestinal parasitosis in Nalout popularity. A hospital based study was done on a total of 800 stool samples from a private laboratory in Tigi city. The results showed an overall rate of 29.6%. Of these patients, 7.59% had double or triple parasitic infections. Children were more infected than adults. The parasites in a descending order were Entamoeba histolytica (21%), Enterobius vermicularis (7.5%), Giardia lamblia (2.5%), Balantidium coli (0.38%), and Hymenolepis nana (0.38%) A Sudanese immigrant employee had Strongyloides stercoralis larva in stool culture.
Keywords: Intestinal parasitosis in Nalout popularity, western Libya.
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