Salma Hafeez, Zermina Ali, Aizza Zafar.
Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infestation at Children Hospital of Lahore.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(2):645-8.

Aim: To find out the frequency of intestinal parasitic infections in children brought to Children Hospital in Lahore. Methods: A cross sectional survey of 708 children 1-14 years age was conducted at Children Hospital Lahore . Stool smears were examined directly under light microscope for detection of parasites using saline and Lugol’s iodine preparations. Results: Stool test was positive for parasites in 92 /708 (12.99%) children. Male tofemale ratio was 68.5% vs 31.5% .Protozoa were found in 74 cases compared to helminthes in 18 cases. Giardia lamblia was the commonest isolate 51/74 cases of protozoa (68.9 %) followed by Entameobahistolytica 23/74 cases (32.4%). Among 18 cases of helminthiasis, Ascaris lumbricoides was found in 9 cases (50%), Hymenolepis nana 5 cases (27.8%), Trichuristrichuiura 3 cases (16.7%) and Ancyclostoma duodenale in 1 case (5.5 %). Conclusion: Giardia lamblia was the commonest parasite isolated in our series. However, the percentage of intestinal parasites isolates was low on comparing our results with others.

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