Clinical features of giardiasis in different age groups of pediatric in-patients;Variaciones en las manifestaciones clínicas de la giardiosis en pacientes pediátricos hospitalizados, según grupos de edades

Revista Chilena de Infectologia

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 502-506

  Almirall, Pedro ^a   Alfonso, Maydel ^b   Ávila, Ivonne ^c   Salazar, Yohana ^d   Escobedo Carbonell, Angel A ^e   Núñez, Fidel A ^f   Cimerman, Sergio ^g  

^a Unidad Municipal de Higiene y Epidemiologia   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^c Academic Paediatric Hospital 'Centro Habana'   (Cuba)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE HIGIENE   (Cuba)

^e Hospital Pediatrico   (Cuba)

^f INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^g INSTITUTO DE INFECTOLOGIA EMÍLIO RIBAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Cuba; Giardia; Giardiasis; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUBA; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CUBA; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 84887298843     PISSN: 07161018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-10182013000500006     Document Type: Article

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