Drinking water is a significant predictor of Blastocystis infection among rural Malaysian primary schoolchildren

• Main Authors: Abdulsalam, Awatif Mohamed, Ithoi, Init, Al-Mekhlafi, Hesham Mahyoub, Ahmed, Abdulhamid, Surin, Johari, Mak, Joon Wah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/3341/1/Drinking_water_is_a_significant_predictor_of_Blastocystis_infection_among_rural_Malaysian_primary_schoolchildren.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/3341/; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182012000340

Blastocystis infection has a worldwide distribution especially among the disadvantaged population and immunocompromised subjects. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and the association of Blastocystis infection with the socio-economic characteristics among 300 primary schoolchild...