| antibody response in children infected with giardia intestinalis before and after treatment with secnidazole. | we examined 364 school children for intestinal parasites in a sub-urban zone of caracas, venezuela. giardia intestinalis was the most prevalent parasite in stool samples from 34 children. levels of iga and igg antibodies to g. intestinalis were assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and western blot before and after treatment with secnidazole. all patients were cured with a reduction of iga antibody levels in 26 of 34 children and a reduction in igg-specific antibody levels in 18 of 34 ch ... | 2009 | 19141831 |
| molecular characterization of sewage-borne pathogens and detection of sewage markers in an urban stream in caracas, venezuela. | molecular characterization of two sewage-borne pathogens identified hepatitis a virus (hav) subgenotype ia and giardia duodenalis assemblages a and b as predominant genotypes circulating in an urban area of venezuela. this study reveals epidemiological features of human pathogens of worldwide distribution and the efficacy of molecular methods for accurate assessment of sewage pollution. | 2010 | 20097824 |
| clinical trial with secnidazole in a single dose in venezuelan children infected by giardia intestinalis. | the aim of this work was to evaluate in an open, noncomparative study the use of secnidazole in oral suspension given to venezuelan children infected with giardia intestinalis, from a community in carapita, a slum area in caracas. seventy children from 2 to 11 years old (38 males and 32 females) were treated with a single oral dose of secnidazole (30 mg/kg of body weight), after clinical and parasitological evaluation to make the diagnosis of active giardiasis. the effectiveness of treatment was ... | 2000 | 11029834 |