Abstract
This study was aimed to investigate the infection caused by the parasite Cryptosporidium for patients complained from diarrhea and abdominal discomfort in Najaf city during the period from November 2017 to March 2018. Fifty stool samples were collected from patients their age ranging from 1-60 years obtained from Al-Sader Medical City, Al-Hakeem hospital, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Hospital and Al-Zahraa hospital. Diagnosis of the parasite was done by using Modified Kinyoun AcidFast stain (cold method).The total percentage of positive result was 58% .There was no significant difference (P>0.5) between male and female infection 16 (55.2%) and 13(44.8%) respectively, also high infection rate was recorded among ages between 1-10 years 11(22%) with significance difference (P less than 0.5). The highest rates of infection in this study were 7(24.1%) in March and lower rate of infection was in January 4(13.8%).
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