Publications
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diagnostic methods for intestinal parasites in southern iraq with reference to strongyloides stercoralis. | three hundred and thirty-two stool samples were examined for the presence of intestinal parasites including strongyloides stercoralis. each sample was processed and examined by direct smear, formalin-ether and harada and mori culture methods. nine parasites were recovered from patients attending basrah teaching hospital, southern iraq during 1989. the prevalence rate of infection was 64.2%. it was higher in rural (74.2%) than in urban (57.5%) region (p < 0.01). sex distribution was 120 (36.1%) m ... | 1993 | 7939941 |
hepatic abscess among iraqi patients. | hepatic abscess was studied in 21 established cases in basrah hospitals (southern iraq) during 1985 to 1988. age of patients varied from 19 to 60 years. there were 7 females and 14 males and most of them from urban areas. all patients had a single abscess and the common site affected was the right lobe. microorganisms isolated from 19 patients included a variety of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and a protozoan entamoeba histolytica. escherichia coli was the most common etiologic agent for the p ... | 1989 | 2513421 |