[
    {
        "id": "osp-1241",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites among Patients of Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Zaglool",
                "given": "Dina AM"
            },
            {
                "family": "Khodari",
                "given": "Yousif AW"
            },
            {
                "family": "Gazzaz",
                "given": "Zohair J."
            },
            {
                "family": "Dhafar",
                "given": "Khalid O."
            },
            {
                "family": "Shaker",
                "given": "Hani AS"
            },
            {
                "family": "Farooq",
                "given": "Mian U."
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/prevalence-of-intestinal-parasites-among-patients-of-al-noor-specialist-hospital-makkah-saudi-arabia",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2011
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Oman Medical Journal",
        "DOI": "10.5001/omj.2011.44",
        "publisher": "Oman Medical Specialty Board",
        "ISSN": "1999-768X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites among patients of a tertiary care hospital. Methods: A total of 12,054 samples received from the outpatient as well as inpatient departments from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2009 in Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Stool examinations were performed by direct method and concentrated Techniques for all patients. Results: Overall, the prevalence of intestinal parasites was 6.2% (740 cases). Majority of patients were infected by Entamoeba histolytica (4.7%) followed by Giardia lamblia (1.3%), while Ankylostoma duodenal (0.02%) exhibited the minimum prevalence. Parasitic infections were more frequent in non-Saudis than Saudis patients (7.1% vs. 5.8%; p"
    }
]