Boonchai Wongstitwilairoong, Thunyarat Anothaisintawee, Nattaya Ruamsap, Paphavee Lertsethtakarn, Paksathorn Kietsiri, Wirote Oransathid, Wilawan Oransathid, Siriphan Gonwong, Sasikorn Silapong, Umaporn Suksawad, Siriporn Sornsakrin, Ladaporn Bodhidatta, Daniel M Boudreaux, Jeffrey R Livezey
This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in children and assess the drug susceptibility and genotypes/assemblages of Giardia lamblia in Thailand. This cross-sectional study was conducted among children aged 3-12 years in Sangkhlaburi District, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand, between 25 September 2017 and 12 January 2018. Parasites were identified by stool microscopic examination, cultivation of intestinal parasitic protozoa, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)...
August 1, 2023: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease