title: Dientamoeba fragilis prevalence coincides with gastrointestinal symptoms in children less than 11 years old in Sweden.
abstract: Dientamoeba fragilis is a protozoan with a debated role in gastrointestinal (GI) disease. Although correlated to GI symptoms, no virulence factors have been described. In this study, we evaluated the cause of GI symptoms in children at two schools, with children aged 1 to 10 years, in the county of Jönköping, Sweden. D. fragilis infection correlated to GI symptoms in children and Enterobius vermicularis correlated to D. fragilis infection.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, County Hospital Ryhov, 55185, Region Jönköping County, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ögren
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, County Hospital Ryhov, 55185, Region Jönköping County, Sweden.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dienus
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, County Hospital Ryhov, 55185, Region Jönköping County, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Löfgren
authors.affiliation: Department for Control of Communicable Diseases, Region Jönköping County, Sweden.
authors.forename: I-M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Einemo
authors.affiliation: Department for Control of Communicable Diseases, Region Jönköping County, Sweden.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Iveroth
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, County Hospital Ryhov, 55185, Region Jönköping County, Sweden. andreas.matussek@rjl.se.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matussek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004029:Dientamoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004030:Dientamoebiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult