Nosocomial diarrhea defined as diarrhea occurring more than 72 hitters
after hospital admission or within 30 days after discharge. The present yttull•
included 175 diarrheic children aged from 1 to 12 years old. ow of diem
were immunocompetent and 50 were immunosuppressed Also 60 from contacts
were taken. One stool sample was taken from contact, 2 samples were Welt
from children two weeks apart. Stool examination was done by &red sinew.
Lugol's iodine stained smear, formol ether concentration, It1ZN .VU/ins/rip of
adhesive tap applied to the perianal region. Also examination for scabeis and
lice infestation was done. The result of the first stool sample showed that 5.6%,
8% had G. lamblia stages, 5.6%, 10% had Cryposporidium oocysts, 4.8%,
10% had E.histolytica cyst, 4%, 6% had E.vermicularis egg and 3.2%, 6% bad
H. nana egg of immunocompetent and immunosuppressed groups respectively.
The second stool sample showed that 7.2%, 12% had a rammia stages, 7.2%,
10% had Cryptosporidium oocyst, 5.6%, 10% had E. histolytica stages. 4.8%.
10% had E. vermicularis egg and 4%, 8% had Thum eggs of
immunocompetent and immunosuppressed groups respectively. In contact
group stool examination showed 3.3% had G. Iambi/a, 6.7% had En histolytica,
1.7% had cryptosporidium oocysts, 6.7% had E.vermicularis egg. By skin
scraping 2.4%, 8% of immunocompetent and immunosuppressed groups
respectively showed sarcoptes scabei adult and larva. Also 1.6%. 2% of
immunocompetent and immunosuppressed groups showed pediculus or nits in
their hairs. All water and blood samples were negative by examination. |
