IMPACT OF AMOEBIASIS AND GIARDIASIS ON TRACE ELEMENTS AMONG EGYPTIAN CHILDREN | ||||
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
Article 28, Volume 50, Issue 2, August 2020, Page 439-446 PDF (760.59 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2020.113102 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
AHMED M. S. BAYOUMY1; MOSTAFA E. MOSTAFA2; MOHAMED S. FARAMAWY3; WAFAA F. A. AHMED4 | ||||
1Departments of Medical Parasitology, Faculties of Medicine Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
2Departments of Medical Parasitology, Faculties of Medicine Al-Azhar University, Damietta | ||||
3Departments of Medical Parasitology, Faculties of Medicine Al-Azhar University, Cairo | ||||
4Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica are protozoan parasites causing marked morbidity in Egyptian children. A case-control random study was conducted from September to January 2020 and included 49 children (1-18 years) attending Al Hussein University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt. They had amoebiasis (30 cases) and giardiasis (19 cases) and considered as the study group. Another 50 healthy persons were considered as a control group. All cases were subjected to the estimation of serum levels of Zinc, Copper, and Iron. Serum Zinc level was significantly decreased in the infected group than the control group. The mean and standard deviation in the study group was 66.83±8.60 (amoebiasis was 65.64±8.26 & giardiasis was 68.71±9.01) compared to the control group 95.67±8.34. Serum Copper was significantly increased in infected group than control group. The mean and standard deviation was 129.93±19.45, for the amoebiasis was 130.63±20.17 and giardiasis was 128.81±18.76 as compared to the control group 85.07±6.29. Serum Iron level was significantly decreased in the infected group than the control group. The mean and standard deviation in the study group was 50.63±5.23 (amoebiasis was 49.96±5.61 & giardiasis was 51.69±4.50) compared to the control group 82.87±9.28. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Children; Amoebiasis; Giardiasis; Trace elements | ||||
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