Malnutrition and the presence of intestinal parasites in children from the poorest municipalities of Mexico

Malnutrition and the presence of intestinal parasites in children from the poorest municipalities of Mexico

Background: For many years Chiapas, Mexico's poorest state, has had the highest rate of child mortality due to intestinal infections of unknown etiology in the country. To begin identifying the infectious agents, our work determined the prevalence of intestinal parasites as well as malnutrition...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Javier Gutierrez-Jimenez, Maria G C Torres-Sanchez, Leamsi P Fajardo-Martinez, Maria A Schlie-Guzman, Lorena M Luna-Cazares, Alma R Gonzalez-Esquinca, Salvador Guerrero-Fuentes, Jorge E Vidal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2013-10-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Malnutrition
children
intestinal parasites
Ascaris
Chiapas
poverty
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2990
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Internet

https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2990

Similar Items