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Giardia duodenalis assemblages in Egyptian children with diarrhea.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Aug 2015
Fahmy H M, El-Serougi A O, El Deeb H K, Hussein H M, Abou-Seri H M, Klotz C, Aebischer T, El Sayed Khalifa Mohamed K
Abstract excerpt
Giardia duodenalis is considered the most common cause of parasitic diarrhea worldwide. Genetic studies revealed that at least eight assemblages (A-H) exist. Of these assemblages, A and B are found primarily in human beings and occasionally in animals. The association between clinical symptoms and G. duodenalis assemblages is controversial. The aim of the present study was to determine the assemblages of G....
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