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Intestinal parasitism in Peruvian children and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium species.
Parasitology research - 1 May 2006
Cordova Paz Soldan O, Vargas Vásquez F, Gonzalez Varas A, Peréz Cordón G, Velasco Soto J R, Sánchez-Moreno M, Rodríguez Gonzalez I, Rosales Lombardo M J
Abstract excerpt
Intestinal parasitism was studied in children of Trujillo (Peru) to create a prevention and control program. Fecal samples of 489 children were examined. The general prevalence of intestinal parasitosis was found to be 68%. The most frequent pathogenic enteroparasites were Giardia lamblia (26.4%), Cyclospora cayetanensis (13%), Hymenolepis nana (2%), Hymenolepis diminuta (1.6%), and Cryptosporidium spp. (1%). All...
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