Prevalence of intestinal parasites in street dwellers attending a shelter in Cali, Colombia
Intestinal parasitism is a health problem among street dwellers in Cali. A serial examination is recommended for diagnosing intestinal parasitic infection, especially in cases of low parasite loads. Campaigns should be established to reduce the prevalence of these parasites in populations at risk of complications.
Authors
- Jorge Iván Zapata-Valencia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9366-4823)
- Diana Jurado-Orejuela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7937-0682)
- Ofelia Flórez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1063-8916)
- Juan Carlos Zambrano-Camelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5831-502X)
- Erica Marcela Aristizábal-Giraldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2633-7990)
- Jhonathan León Gallego-Franco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9147-2342)
- María Camila Yolanda Ramírez-Uribe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3594-4768)
- Jemina Rentería-Molina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2005-4973)
- Alejandra Sandoval-Villareal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6511-1065)
- Yermaín Ulabarri-Valencia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2891-7560)
Institutions
- Universidad del Valle (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biomédica
- Published
- 2024-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.7269
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.62
Funders
- Universidad del Valle