Prevalence and associated risk factors for Giardia and Cryptosporidium infections among children of northwest Mexico: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Luis Quihui-Cota (Author), Gloria Guadalupe Morales-Figueroa (Author), Aarón Javalera-Duarte (Author), José Antonio Ponce-Martínez (Author), Edith Valbuena-Gregorio (Author), Marco Antonio López-Mata (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background G. intestinalis and Cryptosporidium spp. are responsible for gastrointestinal infections worldwide. Contaminated food, feces, drinking water and predictors such as poverty, cultural and behavioral aspects have been involved in their transmission. Published studies about these inf...