Prevalence of Gastro-Intestinal Tract Infections at Specialist Hospital Sokoto Jan. to Dec. 2008

Abstract

A retrospective study of the Infections Disease Hospital (IDH) records of Specialist Hospital, Sokoto was conducted from January to December, 2008 to determine the prevalence of gastro-intestinal tract infections (GIT). During the period under review about 2575 cases of GIT were recorded, out of which 1799 (69.8%) cases were of bacterial, 466 (18.1%) cases were of protozoas and 310 (12.0%) cases were helminths (GIT worms). The highest rates of infections were reported in April and December. Bacterial infection of the GIT was more prevalent than those of protozoas and helminths. Few cases of cholera were recorded during the study period.

Keywords: Gastro-intestinal tract, infections, incidence, review

Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Science (2011), 19(2): 308-310