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Intestinal parasites and genotypes of Giardia intestinalis in school children from Berisso, Argentina
Author(s) -
Nora Beatriz Molina,
Betina Cecilia Pezzani,
María Laura Ciarmela,
Alicia Bibiana Orden,
Diana Esther Rosa,
María Apezteguía,
Juan Ángel Basualdo Farjat,
Marta Cecilia Minvielle
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.1660
Subject(s) - giardia , genotype , genotyping , intestinal parasite , epidemiology , biology , veterinary medicine , medicine , helminths , immunology , biochemistry , gene
Intestinal parasitic infections have been reported in different regions of Argentina. Giardia intestinalis is recognized as "the national parasite". The aim of this work was to determine the prevalence of both intestinal parasites and G. intestinalis genotypes, as well as to analyze the clinical and epidemiological characteristics in schoolchildren from a suburban community.

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