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[Giardia duodenalis genotypes found in the Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar day care centers and dogs in Ibagué, Colombia].
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 1 Jan 2000
Rodríguez Victoria, Espinosa Oneida, Carranza Julio César, Duque Sofía, Arévalo Adriana, Clavijo Jairo Alfonso, Urrea Daniel Alfonso, Vallejo Gustavo Adolfo
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Eight Giardia duodenalis genotypes (A-H) have been described to date. Genotypes A and B have been isolated from humans and a wide range of mammals; however, genotypes C-H have shown greater host specificity. OBJECTIVE: Identifying G. duodenalis genotypes from cysts in faeces obtained from children attending the Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF) day care centres and from dogs in...
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