title: Frequency of Giardia lamblia among children in Dohuk, northern Iraq.
abstract: 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 samples (70/486) showed double or triple infections and G. lamblia was combined with Hymenolepis nana, Blastocystis hominis, Entamoeba histolytica and Iodamoeba buetschlii.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Dohuk, Iraq. safa_adel97@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Al-Saeed
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Issa
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D016776:Blastocystis Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D016845:Blastocystis hominis; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000453:epidemiology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D016829:Giardia lamblia; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D006925:Hymenolepiasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D048189:Hymenolepis nana; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007493:Iraq / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D019372:Orphanages; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012574:Schools; D012621:Seasons; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*