Effect of chronic Giardia lamblia infection on epithelial transport and barrier function in human duodenum

Troeger, Hanno; Epple, Hans–Jörg; Schneider, Thomas; Wahnschaffe, Ulrich; Ullrich, Reiner; D. Burchard, G.; Jelinek, T.; Zeitz, Martin; Fromm, Michael; D. Schulzke, Joerg

doi:10.1136/gut.2006.100198

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Effect of chronic Giardia lamblia infection on epithelial transport and barrier function in human duodenum

Published in Gut • Aug 25, 2006

Authors:

Hanno Troeger

Hans–Jörg Epple

Thomas Schneider

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Giardia lamblia causes infection of the small intestine, which leads to malabsorption and chronic diarrhoea. AIM: To characterise the inherent pathomechanisms of G lamblia infection. METHODS: Duodenal biopsy specimens from 13 patients with chronic giardiasis and from controls were obtain...

Subject

Giardia lamblia

Biology

Internal medicine

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