TY - GEN AU - Mutengo, Mable AU - Kaduková, Michaela AU - Mulunda, Namwiinga R AU - Chabala, Freeman W AU - Dashti, Alejandro AU - Hayashida, Kyoko AU - Chinyanta, Stanley AU - Chisanga, Kelly AU - Castro Companioni, Lourdes AU - Sanchez-Prieto, Sergio AU - Mwansa, James AU - Köster, Pamela Carolina AU - Gonzalez-Barrio, David AU - Maloney, Jenny G AU - Santín, Mónica AU - Sotillo, Javier AU - Carmena, David PY - 2024 DO - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012717 SN - 1935-2727 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/26249 AB - Background: PCR-based screenings on the presence of diarrhoea-causing intestinal protist species are limited in Zambia, resulting in inaccurate current prevalence and epidemiological data. Sensitive PCR-based methods are particularly well suited for... LA - eng PB - Public Library of Science (PLOS) KW - Adolescent KW - Asymptomatic Infections KW - Blastocystis KW - Carrier State KW - Child KW - Child, Preschool KW - Cross-Sectional Studies KW - Cryptosporidium KW - Entamoeba KW - Feces KW - Female KW - Giardia lamblia KW - Humans KW - Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic KW - Male KW - Polymerase Chain Reaction KW - Prevalence KW - Prospective Studies KW - Zambia TI - Asymptomatic carriage of intestinal protists is common in children in Lusaka Province, Zambia. TY - research article ER -