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Urticaria as a dermatologic manifestation of Giardia infection: a systematic review of clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic features [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases
Background Giardiasis is recognized as the most prevalent enteric protozoal infection worldwide. Although gastrointestinal symptoms are the most common manifestations of giardiasis, several studies have reported cases of urticaria associated with this ...
Javad Mahdavi   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Current state of infection and prevalence of giardiasis in Malaysia: a review of 20 years of research [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2021
Background Giardiasis is a neglected parasitic zoonotic disease caused by Giardia duodenalis that is often overlooked despite the damage inflicted upon humans and domestic/wild animals.
Norhamizah Roshidi   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Investigation of the association between Pediatric Asthma and Giardiasis; A Cross-Sectional Study on 200 asthmatic children [PDF]

open access: yesPatient Safety and Quality Improvement Journal, 2022
Introduction:Asthma and parasitic infections are both common childhood diseases. Due to the high prevalence of these two diseases among Iranian children, we decided to investigate the association between giardiasis and asthma and some sociodemographic ...
Fatemeh Behmanesh   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends and clinico-epidemiological profile of patients with Giardiasis: Five-year experience from a university hospital of northern India

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2023
Background: Giardiasis is an important cause of diarrheal disease and is associated with morbidity in children and adults worldwide. We aimed to study the prevalence of Giardiasis, its clinical presentations, seasonal trends in detection, and coinfection
Nidhi Tejan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disease Biomarkers of Giardiasis

open access: yesJournal of Parasitology Research, 2022
Giardiasis is a common, treatable intestinal disease that adversely affects underprivileged communities living in unsanitary conditions. Giardiasis causes a wide spectrum of gastrointestinal diseases in those infected, ranging from subclinical disease ...
Norhamizah Roshidi, Norsyahida Arifin
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy of Nitazoxanide, Nitazoxanide-Garlic Combination and Tinidazole in Treatment of Giardia duodenalis and Blastocystis hominis: Coproscopic Assessment

open access: yesIranian Journal of Parasitology, 2023
Background: Giardia duodenalis and Blastocystis hominis are among the most common intestinal protozoa worldwide. Treatment of infection by metronidazole (MTZ) has some limitations. The objective of this study was to detect the prevalence of Blastocystis
Sarah Mohamed Abdo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Individual and Community-Level Risk Factors for Giardiasis in Children under Five Years of Age in Pakistan: A Prospective Multi-Regional Study

open access: yesChildren, 2023
Objectives: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of Giardia lamblia infection and identify associated risk factors at both individual and community levels in a pediatric population in different agroecological zones of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Irfan Khattak   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Giardiasis in children: what's new?

open access: yesМедицинский совет, 2015
Giardia is one of the main causative agents of intestinal infections in children, especially young children. The article highlights the current understanding of the global prevalence of giardiasis, current laboratory capacities for diagnosis and ...
I. N. Zakharova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Peculiarities of the Mixed-Invasion of Giardiasis and Ascariasis

open access: yesGalician Medical Journal, 2018
Intestinal parasitic diseases are widespread in the territory of almost the entire globe. Among them the most common are giardiasis and ascaridosis. In recent years, more and more cases of combined invasion by these organisms have been registered. The
Andrii Protsyk
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge, attitudes and practices associated with giardiasis among cattle handlers in Jere, Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria

open access: yesRevue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 2023
This study was designed to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of cattle handlers (cattle owners, cattle attendants and veterinarians) concerning giardiasis in Jere Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State, Northeastern ...
Dawud Jidda   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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