Intestinal parasite infections in immigrant children in the city of Rome, related risk factors and possible impact on nutritional status

BACKGROUND: Parasitic diseases can represent a social and economic problem among disadvantaged people - even in developed countries. Due to the limited data available concerning Europe, the aims of the present study were to evaluate the presence of parasites in immigrant children and the risk factor...

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Published in:	Parasites & vectors Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 265
Main Authors:	Manganelli, Laura, Berrilli, Federica, Di Cave, David, Ercoli, Lucia, Capelli, Gioia, Otranto, Domenico, Giangaspero, Annunziata
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Springer-Verlag 20-11-2012 BioMed Central Ltd BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Adolescent Age Animals Ascaris Ascaris lumbricoides Blastocystis hominis Child Child Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology Child Nutrition Disorders - etiology Child, Preschool Children Children & youth Colorectal diseases Developed countries Developed country Developing countries Economic conditions Emigrants and Immigrants Entamoeba Entamoeba coli Enterobius vermicularis Families & family life Family medical history Female Gastrointestinal diseases Gender Giardia duodenalis Giardia lamblia Health aspects Housing Humans Immigrant children Immigrants Infant Infection Infections Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - complications Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology Intestinal parasites LDCs Male Medical research Medicine, Experimental Noncitizens Nutrition Nutritional aspects Nutritional status Parasites Parasites - classification Parasites - isolation & purification Parasitic diseases parasitism parasitoses people Prevalence questionnaires Risk Factors Rome - epidemiology Short Report Socioeconomics statistical analysis Strongyloides stercoralis Studies Surveys and Questionnaires Values Europe Rome Italy
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