2022
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10020381
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Neglected Diseases—Parasitic Infections among Slovakian Children from Different Populations and Genotypes of Giardia duodenalis

Abstract: Children are most prone to parasitic infections. The objectives of the study were to examine the occurrence of parasitic infections in children from different populations and to perform molecular characterization of human Giardia duodenalis isolates. We examined 631 stool samples from Roma and non-Roma children for the presence of parasitic developmental stages. Samples were collected from three eastern Slovakia districts. The ages of the children ranged from 1 months to 17 years. Subsequently, the molecular c… Show more

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“…Similarly, previous studies conducted in Slovakia suggest preschool-aged children from MRCs are the most vulnerable [ 62 – 64 ]. On the contrary, the prevalence of intestinal parasites among children from the Slovak majority population is very low [ 63 66 ], which aligns with our results. These results also align with previous research from other countries, highlighting the disproportionate burden of parasitic infections among disadvantaged populations, particularly children living in impoverished conditions [ 2 , 29 , 42 , 49 ].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…Similarly, previous studies conducted in Slovakia suggest preschool-aged children from MRCs are the most vulnerable [ 62 – 64 ]. On the contrary, the prevalence of intestinal parasites among children from the Slovak majority population is very low [ 63 66 ], which aligns with our results. These results also align with previous research from other countries, highlighting the disproportionate burden of parasitic infections among disadvantaged populations, particularly children living in impoverished conditions [ 2 , 29 , 42 , 49 ].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…The illness is especially prevalent in places with poor sanitation and hygiene 8 . Tropical and subtropical locations, as well as metropolitan areas, have a higher incidence than rural areas, where affects up to 30% of the population 9 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Los trabajos previos realizados para la genotipificación en Argentina, pudieron distinguir el subensamblaje AII en Buenos Aires, Misiones, Mendoza y Chaco (Molina et al 2007;Minvielle et al 2008; | Genotipificación de Giardia lamblia 2011a, b), pero solo un estudio en Misiones determinó también el genotipo BIV (Candela et al, 2021). Al respecto, los trabajos más recientes indican que la caracterización a nivel de subensamblaje deben hacerse a través de ensayos de PCR multilocus, que incluyan al menos dos genes, por ejemplo, gen Tpi y gen 18S, dado que cada uno presenta polimorfismos característicos para realizar la distinción (Wielinga et al, 2011;Šmigová et al, 2022).…”
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