in vitro culture and isoenzyme analysis of giardia lamblia

Table 2.3. Prevalence of Giardia in institutionalised subjects from January to
December 1997.
January Ne Ne
February Ne Ne
March Ne Ne
April Ne Ne
May 0 17 28,6 30
June 16,7 18 Ne
July 12 25 Ne
August 33,3 18 Ne
September 0 12 Ne
October 3,9 52 Ne
November 2,2 46 Ne
December 2,8 36 Ne
Ne Ne 26
28,6 14 23,5 17 75
Ne 10,5 19 Ne
Ne 0 8 0
20 15 4,5 22 12,5
Ne 0 8 59
Ne 0 20 22,7
Ne 8,3 12 25,9
Ne 0 22 36,8
36,4 33 4,7 43 36,3
Ne 4,8 21 20
Ne 0 16 0
84
16
14
18
83
22
32
49
69
75
70·
Total
NC
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=Total number of stools screened
=No collection for the specified period
=Laboratory
=Day care centers
=Children's home
* =5tools were collected two weeks after a mass Mebendazole treatment in the institution.
During the study period, 6246 stool samples were submitted to KEH Microbiology
laboratory and Giardia was isolated in 78 (1.25%) of these using direct microscopy
(Table 2.2). Sixty-four of the 78 samples were obtained from children aged 0-12
50