Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/8533
Title
Substantial prevalence of enteroparasites Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis and Blastocystis sp. in asymptomatic schoolchildren in Madrid, Spain, November 2017 to June 2018
Author(s)
Reh, Lucia ISCIII | Muadica, Aly Salimo ISCIII | Koster, Pamela Carolina ISCIII | Balasegaram, Sooria | Verlander, Neville Q | Chércoles, Esther Ruiz | Carmena, David ISCIII
Date issued
2019
Citation
Euro Surveill. 2019;24(43):pii=1900241
Language
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Abstract
Protozoan enteroparasites Cryptosporidium species and Giardia duodenalis are major contributors to the burden of gastrointestinal illness in children globally, whereas the stramenopile Blastocystis species has been associated with irritable bowel syndrome and skin disorders.
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