Recirculation of Giardia lamblia Assemblage A After Metronidazole Treatment in an Area With Assemblages A, B, and E Sympatric Circulation

Recirculation of Giardia lamblia Assemblage A After Metronidazole Treatment in an Area With Assemblages A, B, and E Sympatric Circulation

Giardia lamblia is an intestinal protozoan subdivided into eight assemblages, labeled alphabetically from A to H. Assemblages A, B, and E infect humans and can have a sympatric circulation. We investigated the assemblage recirculation in children living within a high prevalence area of Giardia infec...

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Main Authors: Maria Fantinatti, Luiz Antonio Pimentel Lopes-Oliveira, Tiara Cascais-Figueredo, Phelipe Austriaco-Teixeira, Erika Verissimo, Alexandre Ribeiro Bello, Alda Maria Da-Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Giardia lamblia
assemblage
metronidazole
reinfection
parasite persistence
resistance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.571104/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.571104/full

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