A longitudinal study of Giardia lamblia infection in north-east Brazilian children

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 624-634

  Newman, Robert D ^a,b,g   Moore, Sean R ^c   Lima, Aldo A M ^d   Nataro, James P ^e   Guerrant, Richard L ^c   Sears, Cynthia L ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Brazil; Child; Diarrhoea; Giardia lamblia; Malnutrition

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH MONITORING; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGEN;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; RECURRENT INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DIARRHEA; FECES; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; POVERTY; URBAN POPULATION;

BRAZIL;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTEA; PROTOZOA; SLUM;

EID: 0034823970     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2001.00757.x     Document Type: Article

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