Giardiasis in Children
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Opinions are divided regarding the pathological manifestations of the flagellates. Alvarez, Silverton and Bernardino are of opinion that the fact that the infection as well as the symptom disappeared after treatment with atebrin proved beyond doubt the pathogenicity of the flagellates. Chopra et al. (1939) from a routine study of the stools of the patients, the symptoms and the response to treatment with atebrin consider that ' In some cases at least infection with Giardia intestinalis is responsible for intestinal disturb-
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