Prevalence and risk factors for Giardia duodenalis infection among children: Acase study in Portugal

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Júlio, Cláudia ^a   Vilares, Anabela ^a   Oleastro, Mánica ^a   Ferreira, Idalina ^a   Gomes, Salomé ^a   Monteiro, Lurdes ^a   Nunes, Baltazar ^a   Tenreiro, Rogério ^b   Ngelo, Helena ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

children; Giardia duodenalis; Portugal; prevalence; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HEALTH CARE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTUGAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COINFECTION; DOGS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; PETS; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84857032038     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-22     Document Type: Article

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