Intestinal parasitic infestations in children living in Warsaw [PDF]
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review, 2016 Background. Intestinal parasitic infestations pose one of the biggest health problems of the contemporary world. Objectives. The aim of this article was to present the prevalence of intestinal parasites among children living in a large urban ...
Krzysztof Korzeniewski
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Progression of the load of waterborne and intestinal parasitic diseases in the State of Amazonas
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2015 In the State of Amazonas, Brazil, urban expansion together with precarious basic sanitation conditions and human settlement on river banks has contributed to the persistence of waterborne and intestinal parasitic diseases.
Marilaine Martins +6 more
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Effects of parasitic infections on clinical outcomes, self-rated quality of life and physical fitness in Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Hundreds of millions of people in the developing world are at risk of parasitic diseases, such as malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Health implications due to these diseases are manifold.
Hürlimann, Eveline
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HIV and intestinal parasite co-infections among a Chinese population : an immunological profile [PDF]
, 2013 Parasite infections often result in a switch of the human body's predominant immune reaction from T-helper 1 (Th1)-type to Th2-type. Hence, parasite infections are widely expected to accelerate the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV ...
Wang, Feng-Feng +19 more
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Rural Hospital – A Retrospective Analysis [PDF]
, 2022 In developing countries due to lack of sanitary practices, poor socioeconomic conditions and huge population burden, intestinal parasitic infections continue to be a major public health problem.
Sheela Vijaykumari +2 more
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Intestinal parasitic infections in HIV-infected patients, Lao People's Democratic Republic [PDF]
, 2014 HIV infection is an emerging problem in Laos. We conducted the first prospective study on intestinal parasites, including opportunistic protozoa, in newly diagnosed HIV infected patients, with or without diarrhea.
Borel, Elisabeth +34 more
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Co-infection of HIV and intestinal parasites in rural area of China [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Intestinal parasite infections (IPIs) are among the most significant causes of illness and disease of socially and economically disadvantaged populations in developing countries, including rural areas of the People's Republic of China.
Wang, Feng-Feng +32 more
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Role of the employment status and education of mothers in the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in Mexican rural schoolchildren [PDF]
, 2006 <p><b>Background:</b> Intestinal parasitic infections are a public health problem in developing countries such as Mexico. As a result, two governmental programmes have been implemented: a) "National Deworming Campaign" and b ...
Hagan Paul +20 more
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Risk of intestinal parasitic infections in people with different exposures to wastewater and fecal sludge in Kampala, Uganda : a cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2016 There are health risks associated with wastewater and fecal sludge management and use, but little is known about the magnitude, particularly in rapidly growing urban settings of low- and middle-income countries.
Christian Schindler (71594) +29 more
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Prevalence of intestinal protozoa infection among school-aged children on Pemba Island, Tanzania, and effect of single-dose albendazole, nitazoxanide and albendazole-nitazoxanide. [PDF]
, 2013 Pathogenic intestinal protozoa infections are common in school-aged children in the developing world and they are frequently associated with malabsorption syndromes and gastrointestinal morbidity.
Ali, S. M. +23 more
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