Raafat Abdel Moneim Hassanein^1,2*, Mohammed Othman Alkurbi¹, Salwa Omar Alqurashi¹, Hussam Sulaiman Munshi^1,3, Nawaf Mohammed Bin Qabaa³ and Mashhor Atiah Almalki³

¹Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
²Department of Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
³Security Forces Hospital, Ministry of Health, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

*Corresponding Author: Raafat Abdel Moneim Hassanein, Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Received: September 25, 2023; Published: October 12, 2023

Abstract

Background: The intestinal protozoa, Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia among the most important parasitic etiology of acute diarrhea. The current research carried out to determine the E. histolytica and G. lamblia prevalence among suspected in- and outpatients visiting Security Forces Hospital in Makkah city, Makkah province, Saudi Arabia.

Materials and Methods: Totally 922 suspected in- and outpatients visiting Security Forces Hospital. The patients were investigated for E. histolytica and G. lamblia infection using microscopic examination of patient stools and radiological examination during the period between March 2021 and February 2022.

Results: The current research revealed that the amoebiasis and giardiasis prevalence among suspected in- and outpatients visiting Security Forces Hospital, Makkah city (2.3%), (0.3%) respectively. The majority of amoebiasis within 0-10 years age followed by 31-40 years age patients as well as among Saudi suspected patients 17/922 (1.8%) followed by Indian (3/922; 0.3), Egyptian and Jordanian (1/922; 0.1). Furthermore, G. lamblia was diagnosed in Indian cases followed by Saudi, in addition, number of giardiasis cases revealed among age group of 21–30 years, followed by 71–80 years. In addition, prevalence of amoebiasis and giardiasis among suspected male patients was higher than females.

Conclusion: The present study revealed that amoebiasis and giardiasis are still detected among in- and outpatients visiting Security Forces Hospital, Makkah city. Regular epidemiological surveys about intestinal parasitic infections are required to develop effective prevention and control strategies.

 Keywords: Microscopic Examination; Entamoeba histolytica; Giardia lamblia; Makkah; Saudi Arabia

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Citation: Raafat Abdel Moneim Hassanein., et al. “Prevalence of Amoebiasis and Giardiasis Among Patients of Security Forces Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 7.11 (2023): 26-35.

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