Prevalence of Entamoebahistolyticaand Giardia lambliaparasites among patients attending Al-Emam Ali hospital in Al-Mashroohprovice / Babylon

Abstract

Out of 492 patients attending Al-Emam Ali hospital, examined during the peroid from  beginning of June/2013 to the end of may/2014, 79 (16.05%) were infected with G. lambliaand 115 (23.37%) were infected with E. histolytica. Highest rate of infection with giardiasis was in July and March (20.93%, 20.51% respectively), while the lower infection was found in December (8.51%). Amoebiasis show high rate of infection in September (41.93%) and low rate of infection in May (14.06%). Prevalence of giardinsis and amoebiasis in rural areas (16.8%, 26.3% respectively) were found higher than urban areas (15.3%, 20.3%), but with out significant differences. Also no significant differences were found between infected males and females patients. The infection of both parasites was found increased with advancing ages of patients. Mixed stages (trophozoites and cysts) was the most apparent in posative cases of amoebiasis, while trophozoites stage was found apparent in posative cases of giardiasis.