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Incidence and risk factors of Giardia duodenalis infection in an orphanage, Thailand.
Tropical biomedicine - 1 Sept 2014
Boontanom P, Pipatsatitpong D, Tan-Ariya P, Mungthin M, Siripattanapipong S, Naaglor T, Leelayoova S
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A cohort study was performed to evaluate the incidence and risk factors of Giardia duodenalis infection in an orphanage in suburban area outside Bangkok, central Thailand. Stool specimens were examined for the presence of G. duodenalis in January 2007, May 2007 and January 2008. Of 892 stool specimens from 481 individuals, simple wet preparation, PBS ethyl-acetate sedimentation and PCR amplification of the...
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