Blastocystis hominis among food vendors in Xochimilco markets

Revista Latinoamericana de Microbiologia

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 12-15

  Cruz Licea, Verónica ^a,d   Plancarte Crespo, Agustín ^a   Morán Álvarez, Cristina ^a   Valencia Rojas, Silvia ^b   Rodríguez Sánchez, Gustavo ^c   Vega Franco, Leopoldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^c Xochimilco Health Jurisdiction   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Blastocystis hominis; Prevalence of B. hominis; Protozoosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY HISTORY; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTESTINE PARASITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKETING; MEXICO; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; CARRIER STATE; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; WATER SUPPLY;

BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 1442349856     PISSN: 01874640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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