Author/Authors :
Eligail, A. M. Ministry of Health - King Saud Medical Complex, Directorate Gerneral of Laboratories and Blood Banks - Department of Parasitology, Central Laboratories, Saudi Arabia , Masawi, A.M. Ministry of Health - King Saud Medical Complex, Directorate Gerneral of Laboratories and Blood Banks - Department of Parasitology, Central Laboratories, Saudi Arabia , Al-Jaser, N.M. Ministry of Health - King Saud Medical Complex, Directorate Gerneral of Laboratories and Blood Banks - Department of Parasitology, Central Laboratories, Saudi Arabia , Abdelrahman, K.A. Ministry of Health - King Saud Medical Complex, Directorate Gerneral of Laboratories and Blood Banks - Department of Parasitology, Central Laboratories, Saudi Arabia , Shah, A.H. Ministry of Health - King Saud Medical Complex, Directorate Gerneral of Laboratories and Blood Banks - Department of Parasitology, Central Laboratories, 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.
Keywords :
Intestinal parasites , Stool , Blood , Riyadh region , Saudi Arabia
