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Small intestinal injury in a neonatal rat model of giardiasis is strain dependent.
Gastroenterology - 1 Sept 1995
Cevallos A, Carnaby S, James M, Farthing J G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The factors that determine the severity of giardiasis are poorly understood. Host factors are important, but parasite virulence may also play a role. The aim of this study was to compare the apparent virulence of three genotypically different Giardia isolates (PO1, VNB3, and WB). METHODS: Infection rates, parasite loads, structural damage, disaccharidase activity, and water and electrolyte...
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