BAYOUMY, A., MOSTAFA, M., FARAMAWY, M., AHMED, W. (2020). IMPACT OF AMOEBIASIS AND GIARDIASIS ON TRACE ELEMENTS AMONG EGYPTIAN CHILDREN. test, 50(2), 439-446. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2020.113102
AHMED M. S. BAYOUMY; MOSTAFA E. MOSTAFA; MOHAMED S. FARAMAWY; WAFAA F. A. AHMED. "IMPACT OF AMOEBIASIS AND GIARDIASIS ON TRACE ELEMENTS AMONG EGYPTIAN CHILDREN". test, 50, 2, 2020, 439-446. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2020.113102
BAYOUMY, A., MOSTAFA, M., FARAMAWY, M., AHMED, W. (2020). 'IMPACT OF AMOEBIASIS AND GIARDIASIS ON TRACE ELEMENTS AMONG EGYPTIAN CHILDREN', test, 50(2), pp. 439-446. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2020.113102
BAYOUMY, A., MOSTAFA, M., FARAMAWY, M., AHMED, W. IMPACT OF AMOEBIASIS AND GIARDIASIS ON TRACE ELEMENTS AMONG EGYPTIAN CHILDREN. test, 2020; 50(2): 439-446. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2020.113102

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, Pages 439-446    PDF (760.59 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2020.113102
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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