A Study of Certain Physiological Characteristics of Infected Children with Diarrhea Owing to Entamoeba Histolytica and Related Bacteria in Children of Thi-Qar Province
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The present study aims to evaluate the physiological characteristics of E. histolytica and common pathogenic bacteria in children under the age of five who are experiencing diarrhoea. The present investigation was carried out at Bint Al-Huda Teaching Hospital for Women and Children and Al-Mousawi Hospital under the jurisdiction of Thi-Qar Province. The present study observed a significant decrease in the count of red blood cells, haemoglobin blood, and hematocrite in patients infected with E. histolytica and pathogenic bacteria, as well as in patients infected with E. histolytica alone, compared to the control groups. However, there was no significant difference within patients for both males and females. The blood parameters of male and female patients with diarrhoea (plate late test) exhibited a statistically significant increase (P ≥ 0.05) in comparison to the control group. There was no statistically significant difference (P ≥ 0.05) observed between male and female patients with diarrhoea produced by E. histolytica and pathogenic bacteria, compared to those with diarrhoea caused only by E. histolytica. There were no significant changes (P ≥ 0.05) in any blood parameters (mean cell volume, mean cell haemoglobin, mean cell haemoglobin concentration) between male and female patients with diarrhoea and the control group. The findings of the study revealed that there was no statistically significant increase (p < 0.05) in the levels of Aspartate aminotransferase, Alanine aminotransferase, and Alkaline phosphatase in patients infected with E. histolytica. However, in patients infected solely with E. histolytica, there was a significant increase in enzyme levels compared to both the pathogenic and control groups. The present study demonstrated a notable elevation in the levels of urea and creatinine among male and female patients diagnosed with diarrhoea in comparison to the control group. However, no statistically significant difference was observed between male and female patients with diarrhoea caused by E. histolytica and pathogenic bacteria, as compared to those with diarrhoea solely caused by E. histolytica.
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