Molecular and Clinical Characterization of Giardia duodenalis Infection in Preschool Children from Lisbon, Portugal
Joint Authors
Fonseca, Ana Maria Teixeira Duarte Cancela da
Machado Sá da Bandeira, Rita Alexandre dos Santos Soares de Bellegarde
Ferreira, Filipa Santana
Gomes, Joana da Graça Matias
Constantino, Cláudia Alexandra Cecílio de Sampaio Ferreira
Centeno-Lima, Sónia Chavarria Alves Ferreira
Rodrigues, Rúben Miguel Lopes
Atouguia, Jorge Luís Marques da Silva
Source
Journal of Parasitology Research
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Giardia duodenalis is the most prevalent intestinal protozoan infection especially in children.
In Portugal scarce data are available relative to this infection in preschoolers.
The present study was conducted from April to July 2009 in public preschools in Lisbon enrolling 316 children.
Stool examination was performed through microscopy.
Molecular analysis was conducted in all positive samples for G.
duodenalis in order to determine the assemblage and subassemblage of this parasite.
Eight of the preschoolers studied children (2.5%, 8/316) were infected with G.
duodenalis.
Additionally the brother of one of the infected children was also infected.
Genotyping analysis targeting ssu-rRNA and β-giardin loci revealed six infections with assemblage A and 3 with assemblage B.
Sub-assemblage determination was possible in four of the samples, with three A2 and one A3.
The limited number of cases precluded an association of a determined symptom with an assemblage.
The data presented here show the relevance of considering G.
duodenalis analysis in children with intestinal complaints even in developed countries.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ferreira, Filipa Santana& Machado Sá da Bandeira, Rita Alexandre dos Santos Soares de Bellegarde& Constantino, Cláudia Alexandra Cecílio de Sampaio Ferreira& Fonseca, Ana Maria Teixeira Duarte Cancela da& Gomes, Joana da Graça Matias& Rodrigues, Rúben Miguel Lopes…[et al.]. 2013. Molecular and Clinical Characterization of Giardia duodenalis Infection in Preschool Children from Lisbon, Portugal. Journal of Parasitology Research،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ferreira, Filipa Santana…[et al.]. Molecular and Clinical Characterization of Giardia duodenalis Infection in Preschool Children from Lisbon, Portugal. Journal of Parasitology Research No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ferreira, Filipa Santana& Machado Sá da Bandeira, Rita Alexandre dos Santos Soares de Bellegarde& Constantino, Cláudia Alexandra Cecílio de Sampaio Ferreira& Fonseca, Ana Maria Teixeira Duarte Cancela da& Gomes, Joana da Graça Matias& Rodrigues, Rúben Miguel Lopes…[et al.]. Molecular and Clinical Characterization of Giardia duodenalis Infection in Preschool Children from Lisbon, Portugal. Journal of Parasitology Research. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457620
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-457620