OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence, severity and pattern of intestinal parasitic infestation in HIV-seropositive patients. METHODS A Cross-sectional study from January 2007 to December 2008.Patients were recruited from the HIV clinics of the hospital. Paired blood and single stool specimens were collected from each patient. The stool sample was investigated for intestinal parasites while t...

Background. Intestinal parasites are among the most important infectious agents with an impact on human health. Indeed, in lack of available treatment option, these could constitute a real health problem population. In present study, we investigated for first time effect novel synthetic heterocyclic ((C15H12N5OCL)2-(benzo(d)(1,2,3)triazol-1-yl)-N-benzylideneacetohydrazine) compound two intestin...

BACKGROUND Intestinal parasitic infections have a worldwide distribution. High prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in individuals with low socioeconomic status and environmental conditions was found. No study has ever been conducted on the prevalence of these infections in Jiroft. Therefore, in this study prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections was evaluated in Jiroft, Kerman Pr...

Intestinal parasites are the causative agents of number important human infections in developing countries. The present study was aimed to determine prevalence protozoan and helminthes diarrheal patients at Wasit province during period from July, 2022 September, 2022. A total 120 stool samples both gender different age suffering diarrheal, abdominal pain fever. All were examined microscopically...

Food handlers with improper personal hygiene practices have a significant role in transmitting foodborne parasites, including intestinal protozoa. The current systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the global prevalence of protozoan parasites among food handlers. Multiple databases (PubMed, Scopus, Pro-Quest, Web Science, Science Direct, Google Scholar) were explored for relevant...

background: the prevalence of intestinal parasites infection in institutions for mental retarda­tion of ur­mia city, west azerbaijan province, iran was investigated. methods: this descriptive - cross sectional study was carried out in of urmia city in 2007-2008. fecal samples of 225 less than 29 year old mentally disabled individu­als were examined using direct smear, formalin - ether concen­tr...

 Intestinal parasites (IP) are one of the most significant causes of infections among the eldely in developing countries, especially in tropical areas. Trichuris trichiura and Ancylostoma duodenale infect near 2.3 billion people, especially in elderly in all around the world (1). Intestinal protozoan like Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica and Cryptosporidium parvum are widespread in o...

Wild animals particularly non human primates are the potential sources of bacterial, viral and parasitic zoonoses. Primates share parasites, Entamoeba sp., Giardia sp., Ascaris sp., Strongyloides sp., etc morphologically similar to human beings, although most of these parasites need to verify genetically. Some of the viral diseases have already been proved to be transmissible from non human pri...