Common coinfections of Giardia intestinalis and Helicobacter pylori in non-symptomatic Ugandan children.

• Main Authors: Johan Ankarklev (Author), Elin Hestvik (Author), Marianne Lebbad (Author), Johan Lindh (Author), Deogratias H Kaddu-Mulindwa (Author), Jan O Andersson (Author), Thorkild Tylleskär (Author), James K Tumwine (Author), Staffan G Svärd (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: The protozoan parasite Giardia intestinalis and the pathogenic bacterium Helicobacter pylori are well known for their high prevalences in human hosts worldwide. The prevalence of both organisms is known to peak in densely populated, low resource settings and children are infected early i...