Post epidemic giardiasis and gastrointestinal symptoms among preschool children in Bergen, Norway. A cross-sectional study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15380590 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristin M Mellingen (Haukeland University Hospital, corresponding author), Anita Midtun (Haukeland University Hospital), Kurt Hanevik (0000-0002-1466-2326, University of Bergen), Geir Egil Eide (0000-0001-9466-1763, Haukeland University Hospital), Øystein Søbstad, Nina Langeland (0000-0003-0278-1616, University of Bergen) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 163-163 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-10-163 |
| PMID | 20346102 |
| PMCID | PMC2851687 |
| OpenAlex | W2064405052 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
A low prevalence of asymptomatic Giardia infection (1.7%) was found among exposed children around one year after the epidemic (1.2% overall prevalence in the study). In the present setting, pre-school children were therefore unlikely to be an important reservoir for continued transmission in the general population
Asymptomatic · Biology · Cross-sectional study · Cryptosporidium · Feces · Giardia · Giardia lamblia · Outbreak · Pathology · Public health · Veterinary medicine · Vomiting · Amoebic Infections and Treatments · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Medicine · Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics · Virology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |