title: [Intestinal protozoan parasitism in children from the bay of Cádiz].
abstract: The prevalence of intestinal parasitosis from protozoa in a pediatric population group attending different education centres in the Bay of Cádiz is investigated by means of directly examining the feces using microscopic techniques. The percentage of children affected by parasites is 6.3%, there being no differences with regard to sex or social level. Giardia lamblia is the most frequently found protozoa (2.7%). The level of infection from Cryptosporidium sp. (2.3%) is significant. The symptomatology of those affected was nonspecific and not intense, and therefore did not lead to any suspicion of pathology.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garcia Martos
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pimentel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Lomas
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Parasitación intestinal por protozoos en niños de la Bahía de Cádiz