الفهرس 
GASTROENTERITIS
Giardia duodenalisOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Background: Most studies on gastroenteritis have focused on viral and bacterial infections, while gastroenteritis where intestinal protozoan parasites may have played a role has not been well studied.
Objectives: determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites among gastroenteritis patients.
Subjects and Methods: we included 100 patients with gastroenteritis presented in pediatric hospital (Ain Shams University). we excluded patients with immunodeficiency, chronic GIT illness, other concomitant diseases.
Results: The results of microscopic examination of wet smears before and after concentration revealed that the overall prevalence of parasitic infection among the patients was 29%, where: 5 (17.2%) had Giardia duodenalis, 9 (31%) had Blastocystis hominis, 10 (34.5%) had Microsporidia, 4 (13.8%) had Cryptosporidium, and 1(3.4%) had Cyclospora.
Conclusion: protozoal infections among gastroenteritis children are underestimated, this study showed prevalence 29% of protozoal infections among 100 cases of gastroenteritis among children.