Prevalence and associated factors of intestinal parasitisation: A cross-sectional study among outpatients with gastrointestinal symptoms in Catalonia, Spain

Parasitology Research

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-93

  González Moreno, Olga ^a,b   Domingo, Laia ^a   Teixidor, Jaume ^b   Gracenea, Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Sabater Analysis   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COCCIDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; INTESTINE PARASITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PARASITES; PARASITIC DISEASES; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; COCCIDIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP.; DIENTAMOEBA FRAGILIS; ENTAMOEBA COLI; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; VERMES;

EID: 78751502302     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-010-2044-2     Document Type: Article

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