Table 1 Frequency of intestinal parasite and bacteria isolated from 260 diarrheic children
Etiological pathogens | Patient(n = 260)no. (%) |
|---|---|
Paraite | Â |
A. lumbricoides | 30 (11.5) |
T. trichiura | 8 (3.1) |
Hook worm | 4 (0.4) |
H. nana | 20 (7.5) |
Taenia spp | 1 (0.4) |
S. mansoni | 1 (0.4) |
Giardia lamblia | 35 (13.5) |
E. histolytica | 8 (3.1) |
Total | 107 (41.1) |
Bacteria | Â |
Shigella species | 6 (2.3) |
Salmonella species | 16 (6.2) |
Total | 22 (8.5) |
Enteropahogens total | 129 (49.6) |