ZINC DEFICIENCY IN CHILDREN INFECTED WITH GIARDIA LAMBLIA

zinc deficiency in children infected with giardia lamblia

giardia, a protozoan parasite, resides in the small intestine in man. this parasite damages the mucosal intestinal surface and in severe cases produces malabsorption and it may also affect mineral absorption, especially zinc. in this study a total of 118 infested and 43 non-infested persons as a control group were selected. from each patient a 5 ml blood sample was obtained. the serum was separ...

Giardia lamblia infections in children in Ghana

INTRODUCTION Though giardiasis is an important public health problem in Ghana, several aspects of its epidemiology, particularly the molecular epidemiology has not been investigated adequately. This could be a major hindrance to effective surveillance and control of giardiasis in the country. The study was carried out to determine the prevalence, risk factors and genotypes of Giardia lamblia in...

Ocular changes associated with Giardia lamblia infection in children.

BACKGROUND The protozoan disease giardiasis can cause ocular complications, including "salt and pepper" retinal changes. METHODS Ophthalmic examinations were performed in 141 children (mean age 4.7 (SD 2.0) years) with active or past giardiasis diagnosed on the basis of microscopic examination of stool specimens or duodenal secretions--53 were newly diagnosed and untreated (group A), 50 had a...

Giardia Lamblia.

Frequency of Giardia lamblia among children in Dohuk, northern Iraq.

Out of 1261 stool specimens collected from children in Dohuk city, northern Iraq, the prevalence of Giardia lamblia infection was 38.5%. The highest rate of infection was in orphan care centres (48.1%) and the lowest in the paediatric hospital (31.3%). The age group 10-12 years had the highest rate (81.2%) and 7-9 years the lowest (22.9%); boys had a higher rate than girls. Some infected sample...

Giardia lamblia and Giardiasis

Introduction Ask the average outdoors person about Giardia lamblia, and they have certainly heard about it. Almost always, however, they are considerably misinformed about both the organism’s significance in wilderness water and the seriousness of the disease, giardiasis, if contracted. The amount of information easily found on the subject is voluminous. Unfortunately, almost all of it is flawe...