Resultados: 4

High Frequency of Cryptosporidium hominis Infecting Infants Points to A Potential Anthroponotic Transmission in Maputo, Mozambique

PloS pathog; 20 (2), 2022
Cryptosporidium is one of the most important causes of diarrhea in children less than 2 years of age. In this study, we report the frequency, risk factors and species of Cryptosporidium detected by molecular diagnostic methods in children admitted to two public hospitals in Maputo City, Mozambique. We st...

Intestinal protozoan infections among children 0-168 months with diarrhea in Mozambique: June 2014 - January 2018

Plos negl. trop. dis; 14 (4), 2020
Intestinal parasites such as Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica can cause severe diarrhea, especially among children in developing countries. This study aims to determine the frequency of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica in children with diarrhe...

The role of HIV infection in the etiology and epidemiology of diarrheal disease among children aged 0–59 months in Manhiça District, Rural Mozambique

Int. j. infect. dis; 73 (4), 2018
The Global Enteric Multicenter Study enrolled children with moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) and less-severe diarrhea (LSD) between December 2007 and November 2012. One to three controls for MSD cases and one per LSD case were enrolled and matched by age, sex, and neighborhood. All children were tested ...

Relação entre a ocorrencia de cryptospoidium SPP e cystoisospora belli com o estadio da infecção por HIV, em pacientes com diarreia internados nos serviços de medicina interna, HCM (Março de 2016 - Março de 2017)

As Infecções por Cryptosporidium spp e Cystoisospora belli são causas importantes de diarréia em pacientes com VIH (Vírus de Imunodeficiência humana). No entanto, informações relativas a estes dois parasitas são escassas em muitos países africanos, incluindo Moçambique. Objectivos...