Publications
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prevalence and seasonal variation of human intestinal parasites in patients attending hospital with abdominal symptoms in northern jordan. | this study was carried out to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites and their seasonal variation in northern jordan. a total of 21 906 stool samples were collected over a period of 4 years (2009- 2013) from 5 government hospitals in 3 cities. samples were processed and examined microscopically and by concentration methods. parasitic infection was found in 9611 samples (44%). giardia lamblia was the most prevalent parasite (41%) followed by entamoeba histolytica (31%) and ent. coli (13 ... | 2017 | 28134428 |
cryptosporidium infection in children with cancer undergoing chemotherapy: how important is the prevention of opportunistic parasitic infections in patients with malignancies? | cryptosporidiosis is a relatively uncommon disease in healthy individuals but could be potentially worrisome in immunocompromised patients. this study aimed to evaluate cryptosporidium infection in children with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. a case-control study was conducted in 132 children with cancer undergoing chemotherapy and 132 non-cancer controls. the modified ziehl-neelsen (mzn) staining and polymerase chain reaction methods were used for the detection of cryptosporidium parasite. all ... | 2017 | 28730516 |