Persisting symptoms and duodenal inflammation related to Giardia duodenalis infection

After a large waterborne outbreak of Giardia infection in Bergen, some patients experienced persisting abdominal symptoms despite metronidazole treatment. This study aimed at investigating possible causes for their symptoms. Over a 15 months period, 124 referred patients were evaluated in a prospect...

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Published in:	The Journal of infection Vol. 55; no. 6; pp. 524 - 530
Main Authors:	Hanevik, Kurt, Hausken, Trygve, Morken, Mette Helvik, Strand, Elisabeth Astrup, Mørch, Kristine, Coll, Peter, Helgeland, Lars, Langeland, Nina
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2007 Elsevier
Subjects:	Animals Assemblage B B12 Biological and medical sciences Biopsy - methods Cohort Studies Disease Outbreaks Duodenal inflammation Duodenitis - etiology Duodenoscopy Duodenum - pathology Feces - parasitology General aspects Giardia Giardia - drug effects Giardia duodenalis Giardiasis - diagnosis Giardiasis - drug therapy Giardiasis - physiopathology Human protozoal diseases Humans Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Inflammation - etiology Medical sciences Metronidazole - administration & dosage Metronidazole - adverse effects Parasitic diseases Parasitic diseases due to ciliates and flagellates Prospective Studies Protozoal diseases Waterborne epidemic Norway, Hordaland, Bergen Duodenal inflammation B12 Giardia duodenalis Assemblage B Waterborne epidemic Protozoa Protozoal disease Duodenum Diarrhea Diplomonadida Inflammation Nausea Parasitosis Abdomen Infection Antiprotozoal agent Symptomatology Antifungal agent Chronic Pain Treatment Biopsy Giardiasis Digestive diseases Intestinal disease Parasiticide Metronidazole
ISSN:	0163-4453, 1532-2742, 1532-2742
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