| intestinal parasites infection among immunocompromised patients in riyadh, saudi arabia. | this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites among immunocompromised patients in riyadh, saudi arabia. fecal samples were collected from 136 immunocompromised patients (52 females and 84 males), aged 2 to 69 years. specimens were fixed with 10% formalin for 30 min (2-3 g fecal(-1)) and then concentrated by a formalin-ether sedimentation technique. samples were examined as wet saline mounts and in iodine preparation for detection of protozoan oocysts, cysts, helmin ... | 2010 | 20836300 |
| human infection with dicrocoelium dendriticum in riyadh district (saudi arabia). | dicrocoelium dendriticum (the lancet fluke) is less common liver parasite. adults inhibit bile duct, while characteristic eggs pass in stools. during one academic year, a total of 1196 patients referred to parasitology laboratory from king abdel aziz university hospitals, 121 patients were positive for d. dendriticum. the majority was saudis, and only 32 of the 121 patients (26.4%) had true dicrocoeliosis, as detected by re-examination after three days of liver free diet. the other patients have ... | 2003 | 12739807 |
| studies on the incidence and pathogenesis of dicrocoelium dendriticum in slaughtered sheep in riyadh abattoir, saudi arabia. | the incidence of dicrocoelium dendriticum in slaughtered sheep both local and imported was carried out in al riyadh abattoir. a percentage of 28 was found among condemned livers. the highest rate of dicrocoelium infection was among naheemi sheep imported from turkey. recommendations to control this parasitic disease are necessary since it is a modern dangerous zoonotic parasite. | 1993 | 8482874 |
| human dicrocoeliasis. report on 208 cases from saudi arabia. | in 3 years, dicrocoelium dendriticum ova were detected in 208 patients at the armed forces hospital, riyadh, saudi arabia during 1984-1986. at least 7 of these patients had a true infection and at least 34 patients had spurious infection as they gave a history of eating raw liver. 23% of the 208 patients were under 14 years of age. the peak incidence was between october and november in each of the 3 years. 134 of these patients were symptomatic. 16 patients had disturbed liver functions and 13 h ... | 1990 | 2260188 |