[HTML][HTML] Giardia intestinalis is unlikely to be a major cause of the poor growth of rural Gambian infants
PG Lunn, HO Erinoso, CA Northrop-Clewes… - The Journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
Parasite-specific plasma immunoglobulins have been used to indicate the presence of
Giardia intestinalis infection in 60 infants living in a rural area of The Gambia. Infants were
studied longitudinally between 2 and 8 mo of age. The median age for first exposure to G.
intestinalis was between 3 and 4 mo, and by 8 mo all but 3 infants (95%) showed a positive
titer on at least one occasion. Raised Giardia-specific IgM titers were associated with
reduced weight gain in the 2 wk preceding a positive titer, but catch-up growth occurred in …
Giardia intestinalis infection in 60 infants living in a rural area of The Gambia. Infants were
studied longitudinally between 2 and 8 mo of age. The median age for first exposure to G.
intestinalis was between 3 and 4 mo, and by 8 mo all but 3 infants (95%) showed a positive
titer on at least one occasion. Raised Giardia-specific IgM titers were associated with
reduced weight gain in the 2 wk preceding a positive titer, but catch-up growth occurred in …