TY - JOUR
T1 - Molecular insights for Giardia, Cryptosporidium, and soil-transmitted helminths from a facility-based surveillance system in Guatemala
AU - Velasquez, Daniel E.
AU - Arvelo, Wences
AU - Cama, Vitaliano A.
AU - López, Beatriz
AU - Reyes, Lissette
AU - Roellig, Dawn M.
AU - Kahn, Geoffrey D.
AU - Lindblade, Kimberly A.
PY - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - We molecularly characterized samples with Giardia, Cryptosporidium, and soil-transmitted helminths from a facility-based surveillance system for diarrhea in Santa Rosa, Guatemala. The DNA sequence analysis determined the presence of Giardia assemblages A (N = 7) and B (N = 12) and, Cryptosporidium hominis (N = 2) and Cryptosporidium parvum (N = 2), suggestive of different transmission cycles. All 41 samples with soil-transmitted helminths did not have the β-tubulin mutation described for benzimidazole resistance, suggesting potential usefulness in mass drug administration campaigns.
AB - We molecularly characterized samples with Giardia, Cryptosporidium, and soil-transmitted helminths from a facility-based surveillance system for diarrhea in Santa Rosa, Guatemala. The DNA sequence analysis determined the presence of Giardia assemblages A (N = 7) and B (N = 12) and, Cryptosporidium hominis (N = 2) and Cryptosporidium parvum (N = 2), suggestive of different transmission cycles. All 41 samples with soil-transmitted helminths did not have the β-tubulin mutation described for benzimidazole resistance, suggesting potential usefulness in mass drug administration campaigns.
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U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0437
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0437
M3 - Article
C2 - 22144459
AN - SCOPUS:83255162012
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 85
SP - 1141
EP - 1143
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 6
ER -