Enteroparasitic occurrence in stools from residents in Southwestern region of Saudi Arabia before and during Umrah season

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 386-389

  Al Harthi, Saeed A ^a   Jamjoom, Manal B ^b  

^a UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; INTESTINE PARASITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34247221123     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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