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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection among Hemodialysis Patients in Makkah, Saudi Arabia نسبة انتشار عدوى الطفيليات المعوية بين مرضى غسيل الكلى في مكة المكرمة، المملكة العربية السعودية |
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Subject |
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Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences |
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Arabic |
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Abstract |
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Introduction: Intestinal parasitic infection is one of the important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). Patients with CRF are more prone to infections due to acquired immunodeficiency caused by uremia.
Objectives: This study aims to determine the prevalence of parasitic intestinal infections in hemodialysis patients in Makkah and compare the techniques used for intestinal parasites detection.
Methods: One-hundred stool samples were collected from hemodialysis patients from two dialysis centers of two hospitals in Makkah City, and 50 samples were collected randomly from healthy individuals as control. The laboratory tests were carried out at King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah. One stool sample was collected from each participant and examined with different techniques. The diagnosis was carried out using the direct wet smear with normal saline and native-Lugol, Ritchie technique, RDT (ImmunoCard STAT! CGE), and molecular techniques (PCR).
Results: Intestinal parasites were found in (38%) of the hemodialysis patients and (36%) of the control group. The most encountered intestinal parasites in the hemodialysis patients and control group were B. hominis (31%) and (34%), E. histolytica (3%) and (2%) respectively, E. nana (4%) in the hemodialysis group, G. lamblia (4%) in the control group, and no positive results for Cryptosporidium or helminths in both groups.
Conclusion: Intestinal parasitic infections should be suspected in all cases of immunodeficient patients, and stool samples should be ordered as routine with other tests in interval times and examined using special techniques. The physicians should be aware of the similarity between hemodialysis and intestinal parasitosis symptoms to performed diagnostic tests and determine the suitable treatment.
Keywords: Intestinal Parasites, Prevalence, Chronic Kidney Failure, Hemodialysis, Makkah. |
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Dr. Majed Hamdi Matar Wakid |
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Thesis Type |
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Master Thesis |
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1443 AH
2022 AD |
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Wednesday, January 4, 2023 |
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Researchers
| ابتهال عمر باحويرث | Bahwaireth, Ebtihal Omar | Researcher | Master | |
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