Intestinal protozoa in hospitalized under-five children with diarrhoea in Nampula – a cross-sectional analysis in a low-income setting in northern Mozambique

• Authors: Bauhofer AFL, Cossa-Moiane ILC, Marques SDA, et al., Gonçalves L, de Deus N
• Publication Year: 2021
• Journal: BMC Infect Dis 21 201
• Link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-05881-7

Background In Mozambique, infection by intestinal parasites is reported all over the country. However, infection in children with diarrhoea is mostly focused in the southern region of Mozambique. This work aims to determine the frequency and potential risk factors for infection by Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia lamblia, and Entamoeba histolytica in children under-five years hospitalized with diarrhoea in Hospital Central de Nampula, northern […]
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