Abstract
An outbreak of giardiasis affecting 27 children in a day-care center is analyzed. Examination of stools showed parasites in 67% of the affected children and in 23% of the children without symptoms. These results are compared with those obtained in another day-care center, where 9% of the stools of children 1 to 5 years old showed evidence of giardia infestation without any clinical evidence of disease. These results show the importance of person to person transmission of Giardia lamblia in day-care centers in Spain.
| Translated title of the contribution | Giardia lamblia in child day care centers |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 569-572 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Anales Espanoles de Pediatria |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1985 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health