Prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, and Cryptosporidium spp. in Libya: 2000 - 2015
| Autor: | Khaled Ghanghish, Elloulu T. BenDarif, Khalifa Sifaw Ghenghesh, Khaled Shembesh, Ezzadin Franka |
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| Přispěvatelé: | None |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Giardiasis Dispar 030231 tropical medicine Prevalence Cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidium lcsh:Medicine Review Article Libya medicine.disease_cause Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences Entamoeba histolytica 0302 clinical medicine fluids and secretions Medical Parasitology Protozoan infection parasitic diseases medicine Giardia lamblia Humans intestinal protozoa gastroenteritis biology Entamoebiasis lcsh:R General Medicine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease digestive system diseases Intestinal protozoa 030104 developmental biology |
| Zdroj: | Libyan Journal of Medicine; Vol 11 (2016): incl Supplements Libyan Journal of Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 0, Pp 1-6 (2016) The Libyan Journal of Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1993-2820 1819-6357 |
| Popis: | Introduction : The intestinal protozoa Entamoeba histolytica , Giardia lamblia , and Cryptosporidium spp. are the causative agents of giardiasis, amebiasis, and cryptosporidiosis, respectively. Adequate knowledge of the geographical distribution of parasites and the demographic variables that influence their prevalence is important for effective control of infection in at-risk populations. Methods : The data were obtained by an English language literature search of Medline and PubMed for papers using the search terms ‘intestinal parasites and Libya, G. lamblia and Libya, E. histolytica and Libya and Cryptosporidium and Libya’ for the period 2000–2015. Results : The data obtained for the period 2000–2015 showed prevalence rates of 0.8–36.6% (mean 19.9%) for E. histolytica/dispar , 1.2–18.2% (mean 4.6%) for G. lamblia and 0.9–13% (mean 3.4%) for Cryptosporidium spp. among individuals in Libya with gastroenteritis (GE). On the other hand, prevalence rates of 0.8–16.3% (mean 8.3%), 1.8–28.8% (mean 4.8%), and 1.0–2.5% (mean=2.4), respectively, were observed for individuals without GE. The mean prevalence rate of E. histolytica / dispar was significantly higher among individuals with GE compared with those without GE ( p |
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