Proposed morbidity markers among patients.

Background: Fecal calprotectin (FC) and fecal occult blood (FOB) were suggested as potential inflammatory markers for assessing intestinal schistosomiasis morbidity that are conventionally detected through invasive methods.

Aim And Objectives: The present work aimed to evaluate FC and FOB as morbidity markers of infection before and after praziquantel treatment.

Materials And Methods: A total of 205 stool samples (117 schoolchildren and 88 adults) were collected and examined by Kato Katz.

Key cytokines and hematological parameters in patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Hodeidah, Yemen.

Immunity to malaria has a major role in controlling disease and pathogenesis with cytokine production being involved in almost every phase of the immune response. The present study aimed to assess hematological variables and to measure plasma levels of TNFα, IFNγ and IL10, their ratios, and their relation to parasitemia among patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Hodeidah, Yemen. Forty patients with uncomplicated P.

Role of Cryptosporidium spp in Development of Colorectal Cancer.

Background: Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignancies in humans. About 20% of the cancer incidence was attributed to infectious agents highlighting the association between infectious agents and the development of cancers. It has been suspected that Cryptosporidium spp.

Pre-and post-treatment evaluation of intestinal inflammation in and infected children: a community-based study.

and cause frequent infections in children in developing countries. However, the role of intestinal inflammation in their pathogenesis is still poorly understood. Faecal calprotectin (FC) level is used as an indicator of intestinal inflammation and neutrophil migration in the intestinal tract.

Intestinal schistosomiasis among preschool and school-aged children in a rural setting near Alexandria: initiative for elimination.

Objective: To assess the status of intestinal schistosomiasis among preschool-aged (PSAC) and school-aged children (SAC) and to compare the efficacy of praziquantel (PZQ) in both groups.

Methods: The study was conducted on 400 children; 103 PSAC and 297 SAC. Diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni was based on triplicate Kato-Katz thick smears from a single stool sample.

Detection and Molecular Identification of Cryptosporidium Species Among Children with Malignancies.

Background: Cryptosporidiosis represents a major health problem worldwide particularly among children. Its diagnosis is still difficult and demands sensitive methods. In Egypt, there is little documentation of infection among children with malignancies.