| intestinal protozoan infections in relation to nutritional status and gastrointestinal morbidity in colombian school children. | while giardia duodenalis infection has been consistently associated with nutrient malabsorption and stunting in children, the effects of other protozoans on nutritional status or gastrointestinal morbidity are less clear. we sought to determine whether infection with common intestinal protozoans including giardia duodenalis, entamoeba coli and blastocystis hominis was associated with anthropometric and micronutrient status, gastrointestinal symptoms, visits to the doctor or school absenteeism in ... | 2010 | 20061400 |
| cryptosporidium, giardia and enterocytozoon bieneusi in cats from bogota (colombia) and genotyping of isolates. | the prevalence of cryptosporidium, giardia, and enterocytozoon bieneusi in cats from bogota (colombia) was determined from fecal specimens and scrapings of duodenal and ileal mucosa screened by pcr. all pcr-positive specimens were sequenced to determine the genotype(s) present. of 46 cats, 6 (13%) were positive for cryptosporidium, 5 (11%) were infected with c. felis and one (2%) with c. muris. three (6.5%) cats were infected with giardia duodenalis assemblage f. eight (17%) cats were infected w ... | 2006 | 16860480 |