Publications

giardia duodenalis genotypes among schoolchildren and their families and pets in urban and rural areas of sinaloa, mexico.	giardiasis is a human health concern worldwide, especially among schoolchildren. giardia duodenalis genotypes a and b are infective to humans, but their zoonotic potential remains controversial. in mexico, the most prevalent genotype is a, but b was also detected in southeastern mexico. in sinaloa state, northwestern mexico, giardiasis is highly prevalent, but giardia genotypes have been poorly studied.	2017	28248680
reponse to comment on article by eligio-garcia et al. frequency of giardia intestinalis assemblages isolated from dogs and humans in a community from culiacan, sinaloa, mexico using b-giardin restriction gene.		2009	19162404
frequency of giardia intestinalis assemblages isolated from dogs and humans in a community from culiacan, sinaloa, mexico using beta-giardin restriction gene.	the assemblage of 37 giardia intestinalis samples was determined, 19 obtained from puppy feces, 12 from stools of different human subjects under 3 years of age and 6 from axenic culture. the assemblages were classified according to the restriction pattern of beta-giardin gene with hae iii enzyme. results showed that dog assemblages were grouped ai (52.6%) and aii (47.4%), while 41.7% human samples belonged to genotype ai and 58.3% to genotype aii. all axenic cultures belonged to assemblage ai; t ...	2008	18617331
role of the employment status and education of mothers in the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in mexican rural schoolchildren.	intestinal parasitic infections are a public health problem in developing countries such as mexico. as a result, two governmental programmes have been implemented: a) "national deworming campaign" and b) "opportunities" aimed at maternal care. however, both programmes are developed separately and their impact is still unknown. we independently investigated whether a variety of socio-economic factors, including maternal education and employment levels, were associated with intestinal parasite inf ...	2006	16956417