Giardia lamblia-infected preschoolers present growth delays independent of the assemblage A, B or E



Título del documento: Giardia lamblia-infected preschoolers present growth delays independent of the assemblage A, B or E
Revista: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000459451
ISSN: 0074-0276
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal de Roraima, Boa Vista, Roraima. Brasil
2Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
3Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
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Volumen: 118
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Aplicado, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Intestinal parasite Giardia can affect children’s physical development mainly stunting even in asymptomatic cases. The protozoa G. lamblia is divided into assemblages A-H. However, it is still unclear whether clinical manifestations and pathogenesis may vary according to the infecting assemblage. OBJECTIVES To investigate whether G. lamblia assemblages influence differently the physical development of preschoolers from a community of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS Anthropometric parameters were analysed from children attending a daycare centre and stool samples were obtained for the G. lamblia diagnosis. G. lamblia isolates from positive samples were genotyped. Data were analysed in order to verify whether there is a relationship between G. lamblia infection and the physical development of children according to the assemblage. FINDINGS Herein we demonstrated that although eutrophic, G. lamblia-infected daycare preschoolers from a low-income community presented growth delay compared to non-infected ones. This effect was observed for the three assemblages (A, B or E) found infecting humans. MAIN CONCLUSION G. lamblia causes growth delays on children independent of infecting assemblage (A, B or E)
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Parasitología,
Pediatría,
Giardiasis,
Retraso del crecimiento,
Niños,
Giardia lamblia,
Genotipificación
Keyword: Parasitology,
Pediatrics,
Giardiasis,
Growth retardation,
Children,
Giardia lamblia,
Genotyping
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