Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Patients of Prince Sultan Military Medical City in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia: A 5-year Retrospective Study

This is a retrospective analysis of reported intestinal parasitic infections for patients visiting Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, KSA from 2010 to 2014. Our retrospective study estimated a total 775 case out of 11110 case were infected with one or more intestinal parasites, with preval...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of zoology 2017-10, Vol.49 (5), p.1889
Main Authors: Amer, Omar S.O., Waly, Mohamed I., Al-Zahrani, Saeed A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ascaris lumbricoides
Entamoeba histolytica
Enterobius vermicularis
Epidemiology
Expatriates
Expected values
Females
Giardia
Giardia lamblia
Hospitals
Host-parasite relationships
Hymenolepis nana
Infections
Intestinal diseases
Intestinal parasites
Intestine
Males
Military
Military personnel
Parasites
Patients
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Public health
Statistical methods
Statistics
Taenia saginata
Trichuris trichiura
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Summary:This is a retrospective analysis of reported intestinal parasitic infections for patients visiting Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, KSA from 2010 to 2014. Our retrospective study estimated a total 775 case out of 11110 case were infected with one or more intestinal parasites, with prevalence rate 6.98 %. The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection during the period of study was as follows; Ascaris lumbricoides (n= 205, 1.8%), Giardia lamblia (n= 178, 1.6%), Entamoeba histolytica(n= 174, 1.57%), Trichuris trichiura (n= 118, 1.06%), Hymenolepis nana (n= 51, 0.46 %), Enterobius vermicularis (n= 28, 0.25%) and Taenia saginata (n= 21, 0.19%) respectively. The prevalence rate of these parasites in males and females as well as different age groups per month / year is provided. Intestinal parasitic infection is still a public health problem in Riyadh region, KSA.It is necessary to update the epidemiologic survey of the parasitic infection at regular intervals using different statistical methods to develop effective prevention and control strategies.
ISSN:0030-9923
DOI:10.17582/journal.pjz/2017.49.5.1889.1899