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Prevalence of Intestinal Amebiasis Among Saudi Residents Living in the Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia.

Ashraf G Tımsah, Ibrahim Shatla, Mohammed M Alzahrani, Abdulaziz A Alzahrani, Faisal M Alzahrani, Osama A Alghamdi, Muhannad M Alghamdi, Saeed Alghamdi, Adel K Alghamdi, Majed A Alghamdi and 1 more

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Ashraf G TımsahDepartment of Microbiology, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Ibrahim ShatlaDepartment of Physiology, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Mohammed M AlzahraniDepartment of Dermatology, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Abdulaziz A AlzahraniDepartment of Microbiology, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Faisal M AlzahraniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Osama A AlghamdiCollege of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Muhannad M AlghamdiDepartment of Microbiology, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Saeed AlghamdiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Adel K AlghamdiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Majed A AlghamdiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Attia A Attia AlzahraniDepartment of Microbiology, Al-Baha Central Lab, Ministry of Health, Al-Baha, SAU.

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aimsThis study aimed to estimate the prevalence of intestinal amebiasis among Saudi patients who attended the two major hospitals, including King Fahad Hospital in Al-Baha and Prince Meshari Hospital in Baljurashi, which is a big governorate in Al-Baha, in addition to the Central Laboratory in the Al-Baha region.

methodsThis is a retrospective study of demographic, clinical, radiological, and laboratory data collected from patients' records covering the period from January 2019 to December 2024.

resultsOut of a total of 6,471 stool samples examined, 534 (8.25%) were positive for

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al-baha provincecomplicationsdistensionentamoeba histolyticagastroenteritisprevalenceulcer

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