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Giardia duodenalis assemblage, clinical presentation and markers of intestinal inflammation in Brazilian children.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Jul 2008
Kohli Anita, Bushen Oluma Y, Pinkerton Relana C, Houpt Eric, Newman Robert D, Sears Cynthia L, Lima Aldo A M, Guerrant Richard L
Abstract excerpt
Data on the relationship between the two genotypes of Giardia duodenalis that infect humans, assemblages A and B, their clinical presentation and intestinal inflammation are limited. We analyzed 108 stool samples previously collected for a diarrhoeal study among Brazilian children, representing 71 infections in 47 children. Assemblage B was most prevalent, accounting for 43/58 (74.1%) infections, while assemblage...
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