Parasitic Infections in Children with Disability in Resource Poor Settings: The Research Gaps.
Infect Disord Drug Targets
; 20(3): 267-272, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
The burden of parasitic infections among children with disability in resource-poor settings has not been summarised through a focused review. Here, we have summarised the key studies reporting the burden of parasitic infections among children without and with a disability. In most instances, among children without disability, Giardia or soil-transmitted helminths dominate the epidemiology, while among disabled individuals, enteric protozoa are the predominant parasites to be reported in both resource-rich and resource-poor countries. Cryptosporidium is generally the leading protozoan to be detected among these populations but all other parasites have been detected in varying frequencies. There is a paucity of data on the precise epidemiology of parasitic infections in children with disability. A large-scale epidemiological study, using modern genomic methodology, is a research priority.
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Temas:
ECOS
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Aspectos_gerais
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pobreza
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Crianças com Deficiência
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Recursos em Saúde
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Enteropatias Parasitárias
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Infect Disord Drug Targets
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
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Austrália