Neglected Diseases-Parasitic Infections among Slovakian Children from Different Populations and Genotypes of Giardia duodenalis.

ABSTRACT: Children are most prone to parasitic infections. The objectives of the study were to examine the occurrence of parasitic infections in children from different populations and to perform molecular characterization of human Giardia duodenalis isolates. We examined 631 stool samples from Roma and non-Roma children for the presence of parasitic developmental stages. Samples were collected from three eastern Slovakia districts. The ages of the children ranged from 1 months to 17 years. Subsequently, the molecular characterization of human G. duodenalis isolates by PCR detected triosephosphate isomerase (tpi) and beta-giardin (bg) genes was performed. The overall prevalence of parasitic infection was 19.8%. Ascaris lumbricoides eggs were the most frequent, with an occurrence of about 13.8%. G. d

SUBMITTER: Smigova J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8880538 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature