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ArticlePeerJ2020

Molecular detection and genotyping of intestinal protozoa from different biogeographical regions of Colombia.

Adriana Higuera, Ximena Villamizar, Giovanny Herrera, Julio Cesar Giraldo, Luis Reinel Vasquez-A, Plutarco Urbano, Oswaldo Villalobos, Catalina Tovar, Juan David Ramírez

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Article in PeerJ, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Adriana HigueraGrupo de Investigaciones Microbiológicas-UR (GIMUR), Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia.
Ximena VillamizarGrupo de Investigaciones Microbiológicas-UR (GIMUR), Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia.
Giovanny HerreraGrupo de Investigaciones Microbiológicas-UR (GIMUR), Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia.
Julio Cesar GiraldoPrograma de Biología, Universidad INCCA de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia.
Luis Reinel Vasquez-ACentro de Estudios en Microbiología y Parasitología (CEMPA), Departamento de Medicina Interna, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Cauca, Popayan, Colombia.
Plutarco UrbanoGrupo de Investigaciones Biológicas de la Orinoquia, Unitrópico, Yopal, Colombia.
Oswaldo VillalobosHospital Local Santa María de Mompox, Programas Especiales (Lepra y TB), Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia.
Catalina TovarGrupo de Enfermedades Tropicales y Resistencia Bacteriana, Universidad del Sinú, Monteria, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0001-9964-6351
Juan David RamírezGrupo de Investigaciones Microbiológicas-UR (GIMUR), Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0002-1344-9312

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntestinal parasitic protozoa represent a serious problem of public health particularly in developing countries. Protozoa such as

methodsWe collected 649 human fecal samples from five biogeographical regions of Colombia: the Amazon, Andean, Caribbean, Orinoco and Pacific regions.

resultsWe detected

Indexed as

BlastocystisCryptosporidiumEntamoebaGiardia intestinalisMolecular genotyping

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PMID32195042
PMCPMC7067185

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