Does silent giardia infection need any attention?

Open Tropical Medicine Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-32

  Popruk, Supaluk ^a   Thima, Kanthinich ^a   Udonsom, Ruenruetai ^a   Rattaprasert, Pongruj ^a   Sukthana, Yaowalark ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic Thai boy orphans; Genotype; Giardia duodenalis; Glutamate dehydrogenase; Small subunit ribosomal RNA

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; FORMALDEHYDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILOMASTIX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENDOLIMAX NANA; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA COLI; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ERADICATION THERAPY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; GIARDIASIS; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE GENE; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; HYMENOLEPIS NANA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORPHANAGE; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA GENE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; THAILAND; TRICHURIS;

EID: 80455157964     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18743153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874315301104010026     Document Type: Article

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