title: Audit of stool analysis results to ensure the prevalence of common types of intestinal parasites in Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia.
abstract: The objective of the current study was to determine the incidence of common types of parasites encountered in the Central Region of Saudi Arabia. The current study is a retrospective study which includes the results of 10427 stool sample and occult blood sample. The results obtained during last two years (2005-2007), were compared to the earlier reports on parasites in the Central as well as other regions of Saudi Arabia. Attempts were made to find out the cases of increasing and/or decreasing trend of parasite incidence and to locate any differences between the current study results and the earlier reports.
authors: Department of Parasitology, Central Laboratories, Directorate Gerneral of Laboratories and Blood Banks, King Saud Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 59082, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia.
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Eligail
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Masawi
authors: N M
authors: NM
authors: Al-Jaser
authors: K A
authors: KA
authors: Abdelrahman
authors: A H
authors: AH
authors: Shah
keywords: Blood; Intestinal parasites; Riyadh region; Saudi Arabia; Stool
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