منابع مشابه
Dominance of Giardia assemblage B in León, Nicaragua.
Giardiasis is a major problem in León, Nicaragua, yet despite this no data are available regarding the prevalence of different Giardia genotypes in this area. To address this question, a molecular analysis of Giardia isolates from humans and dogs living in the same area in León, Nicaragua was performed. Giardia isolates from 119 Nicaraguan patients and 8 dogs were successfully genotyped using s...
متن کاملThe stigma of making a living from garbage: Meta-sterotypes of trash-pickers in León (Nicaragua).
The article analyzes various aspects related to the meta-stereotype of 99 trash pickers who made their living from the garbage dumps in León (Nicaragua). This group is difficult to access, heavily stigmatized, and lives in extreme poverty. All the pickers in the city were interviewed using a heteroapplied structured interview. The results show that people who obtained their livelihood from garb...
متن کاملA population-based study of prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease in León, Nicaragua
BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown an excess of chronic kidney disease (CKD) among younger adult males in the Pacific coastal region of Nicaragua and suggest a non-conventional CKD etiology in this region. These studies have been conducted in small, non-representative populations. OBJECTIVES We conducted a large population-based cross-sectional study to estimate CKD prevalence in León, Nica...
متن کاملFree-living Acanthamoeba and Naegleria spp. amebae in water sources of León, Nicaragua.
Free-living amebae (FLA) are known to occur worldwide in water-related biotopes, but only limited information is available on these organisms in developing countries and so far no information on their presence is available from Nicaragua. The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of potentially pathogenic Acanthamoeba spp. and Naegleria spp. in different water sources to which the ...
متن کاملComparing progress toward the millennium development goal for under-five mortality in León and Cuatro Santos, Nicaragua, 1990–2008
BACKGROUND Social inequality in child survival hampers the achievement of Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG4). Monitoring under-five mortality in different social strata may contribute to public health policies that strive to reduce social inequalities. This population-based study examines the trends, causes, and social inequality of mortality before the age of five years in rural and urban ar...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nuevo mundo mundos nuevos
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1626-0252
DOI: 10.4000/nuevomundo.1294