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...
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| 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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2013-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Infection in Developing Countries |
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| Online Access: | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2990 |
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