Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoa among Saudi Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: A Case-Control Study
It has been hypothesized that chronic renal failure (CRF) predisposes patients to infection with intestinal protozoa. We tested this hypothesis with a matched case-control study to determine the prevalence of these protozoa and their diarrhea associated symptoms among 50 patients with CRF (cases) fr...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:93e6ee51aefb47808cc78866ccfb2a4c 2024-09-09T19:26:07+00:00 Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoa among Saudi Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: A Case-Control Study Yousry A. Hawash Laila Sh. Dorgham El-Amir M. Amir Osama F. Sharaf 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/563478 https://doaj.org/article/93e6ee51aefb47808cc78866ccfb2a4c EN eng Wiley http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/563478 https://doaj.org/toc/1687-9686 https://doaj.org/toc/1687-9694 1687-9686 1687-9694 doi:10.1155/2015/563478 https://doaj.org/article/93e6ee51aefb47808cc78866ccfb2a4c Journal of Tropical Medicine, Vol 2015 (2015) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/563478 2024-08-05T17:48:38Z It has been hypothesized that chronic renal failure (CRF) predisposes patients to infection with intestinal protozoa. We tested this hypothesis with a matched case-control study to determine the prevalence of these protozoa and their diarrhea associated symptoms among 50 patients with CRF (cases) from Taif, western Saudi Arabia. Fifty diarrheal patients without CRF were recruited in the study as controls. Participants were interviewed by a structured questionnaire and stool samples were collected. Samples were thoroughly examined with microscopy and three coproantigens detection kits. Enteric protozoa were detected in 21 cases and 14 controls. Blastocystis spp. were the most predominant parasite (16% in cases versus 8% in controls), followed by Giardia duodenalis (10% in cases versus 12% in controls) and Cryptosporidium spp. (10% in cases versus 6% in controls). Cyclospora cayetanensis was identified in two cases, while Entamoeba histolytica was described in one case and one control. Intestinal parasitism was positively associated with the male gender, urban residence, and travel history. Clinical symptoms of nausea/vomiting and abdominal pain were significantly varied between the parasitized cases and controls (P value ≤ 0.05). Given the results, we recommend screening all diarrheal feces for intestinal protozoa in the study’s population, particularly those with CRF. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Journal of Tropical Medicine 2015 1 9 |
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It has been hypothesized that chronic renal failure (CRF) predisposes patients to infection with intestinal protozoa. We tested this hypothesis with a matched case-control study to determine the prevalence of these protozoa and their diarrhea associated symptoms among 50 patients with CRF (cases) from Taif, western Saudi Arabia. Fifty diarrheal patients without CRF were recruited in the study as controls. Participants were interviewed by a structured questionnaire and stool samples were collected. Samples were thoroughly examined with microscopy and three coproantigens detection kits. Enteric protozoa were detected in 21 cases and 14 controls. Blastocystis spp. were the most predominant parasite (16% in cases versus 8% in controls), followed by Giardia duodenalis (10% in cases versus 12% in controls) and Cryptosporidium spp. (10% in cases versus 6% in controls). Cyclospora cayetanensis was identified in two cases, while Entamoeba histolytica was described in one case and one control. Intestinal parasitism was positively associated with the male gender, urban residence, and travel history. Clinical symptoms of nausea/vomiting and abdominal pain were significantly varied between the parasitized cases and controls (P value ≤ 0.05). Given the results, we recommend screening all diarrheal feces for intestinal protozoa in the study’s population, particularly those with CRF. |
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Yousry A. Hawash Laila Sh. Dorgham El-Amir M. Amir Osama F. Sharaf |
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Yousry A. Hawash Laila Sh. Dorgham El-Amir M. Amir Osama F. Sharaf |
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Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoa among Saudi Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: A Case-Control Study |
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Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoa among Saudi Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: A Case-Control Study |
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Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoa among Saudi Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: A Case-Control Study |
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Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoa among Saudi Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: A Case-Control Study |
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Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoa among Saudi Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: A Case-Control Study |
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prevalence of intestinal protozoa among saudi patients with chronic renal failure: a case-control study |
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