Blastocystis and Giardia duodenalis infection in a male prison in Spain
Background: General conditions in a prison may facilitate water- or food-borne infections. Methods: Detection of intestinal parasites was achieved in 471 male prison inmates by standard microscopic procedures on their stool samples. Positive samples were processed by PCR amplification of a 600-bp fr...
Main Authors: | Carla Muñoz-Antoli, Jacklyn Comas, María José Irisarri-Gutiérrez, Lucrecia Acosta, José Guillermo Esteban, Rafael Toledo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-02-01
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Series: | Parasite Epidemiology and Control |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405673124000710 |
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