GIARDIASIS, HELICOBACTER PYLORI AND SERUM LEVELS OF SOME MICRONUTRIENTS | ||||
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
Article 4, Volume 50, Issue 2, August 2020, Page 242-246 PDF (861.4 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2020.113038 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
ENAS Y. ABU-SAREA1; RAGHADA R. FAROUK1; MOUSA A. M. ISMAEL2; MOSTAFA S. SHEEMY3; DOAA M. AHMED3; SHAIMAA A SENOSY4; MARWA A. GHIETH5 | ||||
1Departments of Medical Parasitology, Beni-Suef University, Egypt | ||||
2Beni-Suef Governorate, and Cairo University | ||||
3Microbiology, Beni-Suef University, Egypt | ||||
4Public Health and Community Medicine | ||||
5Departments of Medical Parasitology, Beni-Suef University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Giardiasis and H. pylori in upper gastrointestinal system absorbed some vitamins and mineral occurs. This study detected the serum levels of copper, zinc, vitamins B12 & B9 among giardiasis and/or H. pylori patients and compared the serum levels of these minerals and vitamins among them. A total of 95 patients suffered from acute diarrhea were subjected to questionnaire taking, stool analysis, iron/haematoxylin staining, H.pylori antigen detection and serum level detection of zinc, copper, vitamins B12 & B9. Patients were divided into G1 (n=13) for microscopic Giardia +ve, G2 (n=40) H. pylori +ve, G3 (n=6) both Giardia & H.pylori +ve, G4 (n=36) Giardia & H. pylori –ve (control). The mean age of patients was 45.7±17. On comparing variables among patients; residence, abdominal pain and flatulence were statistically significant (P ≤ 0.05). Serum levels of zinc, vitamins B12 & B9 were within normal ranges, except copper level was higher than normal in all groups. G3 (co-infections) showed the lowest levels of zinc, vitamins B12 & B9. None of serum levels were statistically significant on comparing the four groups. Both giardiasis and H. pylori altered levels of micronutrients but during acute infection serum levels of zinc, vitamin B12 & B9 were still within normal ranges. Pattern of infection either chronic or acute were basic regarding micronutrients levels. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Patients; Giardiasis; H. pylori; Copper; Zinc; Vitamins B12; & B9 | ||||
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