Abstract:
Giardia lamblia is the most common flagellate of the intestinal tract, causing Giardiasis. It
is more common in warm climates and the humans are the only important reservoir of the
infection in parts of the world where sanitation is poor. The aimed of the current
comparative study design is to compare between direct stool examination and culture
technique for Giardia lamblia among patients suffering from Giardiasis attending Kosti
Teaching Hospital, Kosti Locality, White Nile State, Sudan during the year 2015. The data
were collected using questionnaire and by the Stool examination. Two techniques Direct
Stool Examination and Culture Technique were used. The data was analyzed using
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Sixty samples of stool of those who suffered from Giardia disease have been checked
randomly. 33.3% of the samples have been tested directly, while the other samples 66.7%
have been tested through culture technique. Our results stated that testing the parasite of
Giardia lamblia through culture technique is better than testing of stool directly. Finally
the study recommended that it is necessary more useful true and more accurate for fitness
of peoples using culture technique for testing the parasite of Giardia lamblia than direct
examination technique.
