Diarrhea and parasitosis in Salta, Argentina

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-111

  Aramayo, Cristian F ^a   Gil, José F ^a   Cruz, Mercedes C ^a   Poma, Hugo R ^a   Last, Michael S ^b   Rajal, Verónica B ^a,b,c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Diarrhea; Geographical Information Systems; Parasitosis

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ADENOVIRUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROMONAS; AGE; AGED; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CANDIDA; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; DIARRHEA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTEROVIRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSPORIDA; MORBIDITY; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NOROVIRUS; PARASITOSIS; PESTIVIRUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; RIVER; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHIGELLA; SPRING; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; SUMMER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 66249145771     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.57     Document Type: Article

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