Giardiasis in Bergen. Outbreak and clinical consequences
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..................................................................................................... 8 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS........................................................................... 11 ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................ 12 1. BACKGROUND .................................................................................... 13 1.1 GIARDIA LAMBLIA .................................................................................. 13 1.2 WATERBORNE OUTBREAKS OF DISEASE ............................................... 23 1.3 POSTINFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS ....................................................... 25 2. AIMS OF PRESENT STUDY. .............................................................. 31 3. MATERIALS AND METHODS .......................................................... 32 3.1 SETTING ................................................................................................ 32 3.2 DESIGN ................................................................................................. 36 3.3 PARTICIPANTS ...................................................................................... 36 3.4 VARIABLES ........................................................................................... 41 3.5 ANALYSES AND STATISTICAL METHODS .............................................. 45 3.6 ETHICS .................................................................................................. 46 4. SUMMARY OF RESULTS .................................................................. 48 4.1 PAPER I ................................................................................................. 48 4.2 PAPER II ............................................................................................... 49 4.3 PAPER III .............................................................................................. 50
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