STUDY OF PREVELANCE INTESTINAL PARASITE IN PATIENT VISIT SOME HOSPITAL OF BAGHDAD

Abstract

The study aimed to detect prevalence of intestinal parasites in children and adults in thecentral hospital for children and AL- Yarmuk hospital in Baghdad throughout a year.In children, 3195fecal samples were examined, which revealed that the percentage of infection was 21.62% and the higherrate of infection occurred due to E. histolylica (16.90%), then G. lamblia (3.78%). At level of months, thehigher percentage was occurred due to E. histolytica during November, October and September (26.14,24.72 and 20.72)% respectively, followed by G. lamblia in which (5.24, 5.19 and 4.93)% were recordedduring February, October and August, respectively.In adult, 1649 fecal samples were examined and theinfection percentage reached to (28.80)%. The infections occurred due to E. histolytica, G. lamblia and C.mesnili (22.01, 3.63 and 1.63)% respectively. In terms of months of E. histolytica, the higher percentagewas recorded during November, August, September, December and October (39.87, 35. 93, 34.54, 30. 76and 29.41)% respectively. According to sex of the children, the higher percentage of E. histolyticainfection occurred in male during October and November (33.33 and 26. 80)% respectively while, thehigher percentage of G. lamblia infection occurred in male during August and October (5.74 and 5.69)%respectively. In adults, the higher percentage of E. histolytica infection reached to (40.84%) duringAugust, then (46.75%) during November in male and female, respectively, followed by C. mesnili (9.52and 14.56)% in both male and female respectively, during October. The mixed infections reached to (1.33and 1.43)% in both children and adults respectively and the higher percentage of mixed infectionoccurred due to E. histolytica and G. lamblia in both children and adults