Human giardiasis: genotype linked differences in clinical symptomatology

• Published in: International journal for parasitology Vol. 31; no. 8; pp. 822 - 826
• Main Authors: Homan, Wieger L, Mank, Theo G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2001; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Amibiasis; Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Clinical symptomatology; Diarrhea - parasitology; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Genotype; Giardia - genetics; Giardia duodenalis; Giardiasis - genetics; Giardiasis - physiopathology; Human protozoal diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous; Parasitic diseases; Prospective Studies; Protozoal diseases; Genotype; Clinical symptomatology; Giardia duodenalis; Human; Protozoa; Host parasite relation; Protozoal disease; Diarrhea; Parasite; Diplomonadida; Duration; Parasitosis; Infection; Symptomatology; Giardiasis; Digestive diseases; Intestinal disease; Isolate

Giardia duodenalis infection in humans can cause a variety of clinical symptoms. The relation between clinical symptomatology and the Giardia isolate genotype was studied in 18 Dutch patients infected with G. duodenalis who visited their general practitioner. Contrary to earlier studies, a 100% corr...