High prevalences of infection with giardia intestinalis genotype B among children in Urban and Rural areas of Argentina

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 299-309

  Molina, N ^a   Minvielle, M ^a   Grenovero S ^b   Salomon C ^c   Basualdo, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ENTRE RÍOS   (Argentina)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHILD; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ARGENTINA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH; WATER SUPPLY;

GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79959403609     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: 13648594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485911X12987676649665     Document Type: Article

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