| [enteropathogens associated with diarrheal disease in infants (< 5 years old) in a population sample in greater metropolitan criciúma, santa catarina state, brazil]. | enteropathogens were investigated in 94 children with diarrhea and 45 age-matched controls, 0 to 5 years old, attending an outpatient unit in criciúma, santa catarina state, brazil. cryptosporidium (85.1%) topped the list of parasite isolates, followed by entamoeba histolytica (56.4%) and giardia lamblia (4.3%). four samples contained enteropathogenic escherichia coli (4.3%). samonella and shiguella were not detected. only one sample contained rotavirus (1.1%). | 2003 | 12973585 |
| evaluation of tropical water sources and mollusks in southern brazil using microbiological, biochemical, and chemical parameters. | florianópolis, a city located in the santa catarina state in southern brazil, is the national leading producer of bivalve mollusks. the quality of bivalve mollusks is closely related to the sanitary conditions of surrounding waters where they are cultivated. presently, cultivation areas receive large amounts of effluents derived mainly from treated and non-treated domestic, rural, and urban sewage. this contributes to the contamination of mollusks with trace metals, pesticides, other organic com ... | 2012 | 22036209 |