Publications
| prevalence and genotyping of human isolates of giardia duodenalis from albania. | microscopical and pcr-based techniques were performed in order to investigate the prevalence of infection and the genotypes of giardia duodenalis from 125 stool samples collected from children living in the urban and the rural areas of tirana (albania) and hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis. 7 out of 125 samples resulted positive for giardia at the microscopic examination (5.6%). in 50 selected samples including the 7 samples positive for giardia by microscopy, 3 and 15 additional positive ... | 2006 | 16875862 |
| intestinal parasitic infections among children in central albania. | although intestinal parasitic infections (ipi) among children remain a global issue, the current information on such infections in albanian children is very limited. a cross-sectional study of the ipi in 321 children living in the albanian counties of tirana (152) and elbasan (169) was therefore conducted in 2008, with a pre-tested standard questionnaire employed to gather the relevant personal and clinical data. using formalin-ether concentration and permanent stains, stool samples were examine ... | 2011 | 21801503 |