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The Predominance of Giardia duodenalis AII sub-assemblage in young children from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 1 Sept 2020
Figueiredo Pacheco Flávia Thamiris, Novaes Rodrigues Silva Renata Kelly, Souza de Carvalho Silvia, Carvalho Rocha Felipe, Trindade das Chagas Gisele Maria, Chagas Gomes Daisy, da Costa-Ribeiro Junior Hugo, Medrado Ribeiro Tereza Cristina, Peixoto de Mattos Ângela, Kalabric Silva Luciano, Matos Soares Neci, Aquino Teixeira Márcia Cristina
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INTRODUCTION: Giardia duodenalis is an intestinal protozoan with a high prevalence in children of developing countries. Molecular studies revealed a great genetic diversity of G. duodenalis, with assemblages A and B found mainly in humans. Despite its importance, the information on the molecular epidemiology of human giardiasis is still limited in Brazil. OBJECTIVE: To characterize G. duodenalis molecular...
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