Relationship between Serum IgE and Intestinal Parasites
| Autor: | Jalalian, M., Rezaiian, M., Kia, E. B., Massoud, J., Mahdavi, M., Mohammad Bagher Rokni |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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| Zdroj: | Iranian Journal of Public Health, Vol 33, Iss 1, Pp 18-21 (2004) Iranian Journal of Public Health, Vol 33, Iss 1 (2004) Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 2251-6085 |
| Popis: | Intestinal parasitosis has been a major public health problem in Iran. It is necessary to evaluate an up-date data in this regard to be used by local authorities. Serum IgE determinations and coproparasitological analyses were conducted on 1200 individuals in city of Ghaemshahr, Mazandaran province, northern Iran. A total of 1200 subjects were taken stool samples for three days consecutively. Two hundred and ninety seven cases (24.7%0) were positive for parasitic diseases. The age group of 8-15 years old encompassed the highest rate of infection which showed a significant difference with the other groups (P< 0.01). No significant difference was detected between males and females as to the rate of infection based on the Chi-squared test (14.2% vs. 10.6%), but a significant difference was seen between infection rate and cases education (P |
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