Intestinal parasites in children hospitalized at the Central Hospital in Maputo, Mozambique | Zendy

Ana Maria Fonseca | Zendy; Natércia Fernandes | Zendy; Filipa Santana Ferreira | Zendy; Joana Gomes | Zendy; Sónia Centeno-Lima | Zendy

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Intestinal parasites in children hospitalized at the Central Hospital in Maputo, Mozambique

Author(s) -

Ana Maria Fonseca,

Natércia Fernandes,

Filipa Santana Ferreira,

Joana Gomes,

Sónia Centeno-Lima

Publication year - 2014

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.3916

Subject(s) - ascaris lumbricoides , trichuris trichiura , medicine , diarrhea , malnutrition , giardia , intestinal parasite , pediatrics , helminths , veterinary medicine , environmental health , immunology

Intestinal parasites are important contributors to the global disease burden, especially in children of low-income countries. The present study determined the frequency of intestinal parasites in children hospitalized at the diarrhea section of the Infectious-Contagious Diseases ward and at the Malnutrition ward of the Department of Pediatrics of the Maputo Central Hospital in Mozambique.

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