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[Prevalence of Giardia duodenalis assemblage B in humans in Zaragoza and León, Spain].
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 Dec 2010
Goñi Pilar, Aldana Débora Esmeralda, Clavel Antonio, Seral Cristina, Remacha María Antonia, Castillo Francisco Javier
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OBJECTIVES: To study Giardia duodenalis assemblages circulating in the health areas of two hospitals in Zaragoza and León (Spain). METHODS: A total of 211 stool samples with Giardia were genotyped by PCR of the tpi gene. RESULTS: Assemblage B was the most prevalent, both in Zaragoza (84,7%) and León (95,1%). The remaining isolates were identified as AII+B. CONCLUSIONS: We detected the spread of G. duodenalis...
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