Giardia lamblia risk factors and burden in children with acute gastroenteritis in a Nicaraguan birth cohort.

Giardia lamblia risk factors and burden in children with acute gastroenteritis in a Nicaraguan birth cohort.

<h4>Background</h4>Giardia lamblia is an intestinal protozoan estimated to cause ~200 million symptomatic infections annually, mainly in children in low- and middle-income countries associated with intestinal damage, increased permeability, and malabsorption.<h4>Methods and results...

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Main Authors: Lester Gutiérrez, Nadja A Vielot, Roberto Herrera, Yaoska Reyes, Christian Toval-Ruíz, Patricia Blandón, Rebecca J Rubinstein, Javier Mora, Luther A Bartelt, Filemón Bucardo, Sylvia Becker-Dreps, Samuel Vilchez
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012230
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