RT Book, Section
A1 Manickam, Nisha T.
A1 Cappello, Michael
A2 Shah, Samir S.
A2 Kemper, Alex R.
A2 Ratner, Adam J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1157324610
T1 Intestinal Parasites
T2 Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861536
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157324610
RD 2024/04/19
AB Infections  caused  by  intestinal  parasites  represent  major  causes  of  global  morbidity,  including  malnutrition,  diarrhea  with  dehydration,  and  anemia.  For  example,  approximately  2  billion  people,  or  24%  of  the  world’s  population,  are  infected  with  soil-transmitted  nematodes.1,2  Cestodes  and  trematodes  remain  common  foodborne  infections  worldwide,3,4  while  intestinal  protozoa  are  important  causes  of  diarrhea  in  travelers,  as  well  as  immigrants,  refugees,  and  international  adoptees.5,6  With  the  increased  global  mobility  of  persons  and  populations,  physicians  in  the  United  States  are  encountering  parasitic  diseases  with  increased  frequency,  requiring  familiarity  with  their  clinical  features  and  management.  This  chapter  focuses  on  the  four  major  classes  of  intestinal  parasite:  nematodes,  trematodes,  cestodes,  and  protozoa.