Bolbol A S, Mostafa S D, al-Sekait M, al-Nasser A A
College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol. 1989;33(3):253-9.
A total of 1,167 stool specimens collected from 0.6-6 years old patients attending King Abdel Aziz University Hospital (KAUH) in Riyadh, were examined for intestinal parasites. Of these 243 (20.8%) were positive. Giardia lamblia (13.5) and Enterobius vermicularis (4.2%), were the commonest parasites found. Other parasites present include Ascaris lumbricoides, Entamoeba histolytica and Hymenolepis nana. Abdominal pain (38.6%) and diarrhoea (27.6%) were the most common causes of referral presented among both males and females examined groups. Out of 211 patients positive for different parasites and showing different causes of referral, 45.5% were accompanied with abdominal pain and 22.3% having pruritus ani, while the percentage of patients having diarrhoea and positive for different parasites (9.5%) are less. It has been concluded that diarrhoea is not a major sign of parasitic infestation in 0.6-6 years old age group. Other causes of referral include, loss of appetite, underweight and failure to thrive which are mainly associated with Giardia lamblia infection.
对利雅得阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学医院（KAUH）0.6至6岁患者采集的1167份粪便标本进行了肠道寄生虫检测。其中243份（20.8%）呈阳性。蓝氏贾第鞭毛虫（13.5%）和蠕形住肠线虫（4.2%）是最常见的寄生虫。其他存在的寄生虫包括蛔虫、溶组织内阿米巴和微小膜壳绦虫。腹痛（38.6%）和腹泻（27.6%）是受检男性和女性中最常见的转诊原因。在211名不同寄生虫检测呈阳性且有不同转诊原因的患者中，45.5%伴有腹痛，22.3%有肛门瘙痒，而腹泻且不同寄生虫检测呈阳性的患者比例（9.5%）较低。得出的结论是，腹泻不是0.6至6岁年龄组寄生虫感染的主要体征。其他转诊原因包括食欲不振、体重不足和发育不良，这些主要与蓝氏贾第鞭毛虫感染有关。
