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- Title
Short report: Molecular insights for Giardia, Cryptosporidium, and soil-transmitted helminths from a facility-based surveillance system in Guatemala.
- Authors
Velasquez, Daniel E; Arvelo, Wences; Cama, Vitaliano A; López, Beatriz; Reyes, Lissette; Roellig, Dawn M; Kahn, Geoffrey D; Lindblade, Kimberly A
- Abstract
We molecularly characterized samples with Giardia, Cryptosporidium, and soil-transmitted helminths from a facility-based surveillance system for diarrhea in Santa Rosa, Guatemala. The DNA sequence analysis determined the presence of Giardia assemblages A (N = 7) and B (N = 12) and, Cryptosporidium hominis (N = 2) and Cryptosporidium parvum (N = 2), suggestive of different transmission cycles. All 41 samples with soil-transmitted helminths did not have the β-tubulin mutation described for benzimidazole resistance, suggesting potential usefulness in mass drug administration campaigns.
- Publication
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2011, Vol 85, Issue 6, p1141
- ISSN
1476-1645
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0437