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Prevalence of enteroparasites and genotyping of Giardia lamblia in Peruvian children.
Parasitology research - 1 Jul 2008
Peréz Cordón G, Cordova Paz Soldan O, Vargas Vásquez F, Velasco Soto J R, Sempere Bordes Ll, Sánchez Moreno M, Rosales M J
Abstract excerpt
Enteroparasites in children from three marginal urban districts of Trujillo (Peru) were studied to treat these children and to design a prevention and control programme. A total of 845 children were examined. The general prevalence of enteroparasites was of 66.3%, and 45.6% were multiparasitized. The pathogenic enteroparasite prevalence were 23.8% (Giardia lamblia), 4.6% (Iodamoeba buschlii), 2.6% (Cyclospora...
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