Intestinal protozoa in hospitalized under-five children with diarrhoea in Nampula - a cross-sectional analysis in a low-income setting in northern Mozambique.
Adilson Fernando Loforte BauhoferIdalécia Laurinda Carlos Cossa-MoianeSelma Domingos Amadeu MarquesEsperança Lourenço Alberto Mabandane GuimarãesBenilde António MunlelaElda Muianga AnapakalaJorfélia José ChiláuleMarta CassoceraJerónimo Souzinho LangaAssucênio ChissaqueJúlia Assiat Monteiro SamboLena Vânia Manhique-CoutinhoDiocreciano Matias BeroTimothy Allen KelloggLuzia Augusta Pires GonçalvesNilsa de DeusPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2021)
Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia lamblia were the most common pathogenic intestinal protozoa detected in children with diarrhoea hospitalized in the Hospital Central de Nampula. Our findings obtained highlight the importance of exploring the caregiver's education level, children's nutritional status for infections with Cryptosporidium spp., and living conditions, namely crowded households for infections with G. lamblia in children younger than five years.
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