Giardia lamblia is one of the parasites affecting gastrointestinal tract causing diarrhea. Recurrent diarrhea may be associated with decreased serum level of vitamin D. The present study determined the vitamin D level in Giardia lamblia infected patients and the relation between G. lamblia infection and vitamin D deficiency among patients with acute or chronic diarrhea selected from those attended Sohag University Hospitals clinics, from February 2021 to February 2022. A total of 192 patients with acute and chronic diarrhea selected from both sexes, 96 patients (62 rural, 34 urban) were G. lamblia positive with ages ranged from 3 to 63 years. Of the cross-matched 96/204selected control (59 rural, 37 urban) were negative for G. lamblia. Serum 25-OH vitamin D estimated by ELISA showed significant decrease in mean level in patients than in controls.
OSMAN, H., HASSAN, M., AHMED, M., & AHMED, N. (2023). VITAMIN D ESTIMATION IN GIARDIA LAMBLIA INFECTED PATIENTS IN UPPER EGYPT. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 53(1), 71-74. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2023.297347
MLA
HESHAM EBRAHIM OSMAN; MUSTAFA ABDOU HASSAN; MOHAMMED SAYED FARRAG AHMED; NOHA SAMMER AHMED. "VITAMIN D ESTIMATION IN GIARDIA LAMBLIA INFECTED PATIENTS IN UPPER EGYPT". Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 53, 1, 2023, 71-74. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2023.297347
HARVARD
OSMAN, H., HASSAN, M., AHMED, M., AHMED, N. (2023). 'VITAMIN D ESTIMATION IN GIARDIA LAMBLIA INFECTED PATIENTS IN UPPER EGYPT', Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 53(1), pp. 71-74. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2023.297347
VANCOUVER
OSMAN, H., HASSAN, M., AHMED, M., AHMED, N. VITAMIN D ESTIMATION IN GIARDIA LAMBLIA INFECTED PATIENTS IN UPPER EGYPT. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2023; 53(1): 71-74. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2023.297347
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