Sexual transmission of giardiasis: A neglected route of spread?

Acta Tropica

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 106-111

  Escobedo, Angel A ^a   Almirall, Pedro ^b   Alfonso, Maydel ^c   Cimerman, Sérgio ^d   Chacín Bonilla, Leonor ^e  

^a Academic Paediatric Hospital Pedro Borrás   (Cuba)

^b Epidemiology and Microbiology   (Cuba)

^c Faculty of Medicine Manuel Fajardo   (Cuba)

^d INSTITUTO DE INFECTOLOGIA EMÍLIO RIBAS   (Brazil)

^e Institute of Clinical Investigations   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Anilingus; Giardia; Giardiasis; Review; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ANILINGUS; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 84893504194     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.12.025     Document Type: Review

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