Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
Dr. Wisam Mahdi Al-Saeed is working in the Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University. The Mustansiriyah University is situated in Baghdad which is located in Iraq.
Research Article
Incidence of Isospora belli in Leukemic Children in Erbil City
Author(s): Wisam Mahdi Al-Saeed* and Hussein Mahmoud Abdullah
This study was conducted in Erbil city to investigate the incidence of Isospora belli infection among leukemic children, by laboratory examination of stool samples obtained from 26 children suffering from leukemia using different methods like N. saline, Iodine fecal smears, Sheathers flotation and modified Ziel-Neelson techniques. Isospora belli was detected in only one out of 26 (3.8%) ill children. To investigate the rate of infection with Isospora belli in children suffering from diarrhea especially the immunocompromised and leukemic group. .. View more»