Publications by authors named "Christian Steininger"
Background: Giardia duodenalis is highly endemic in East Africa but its effects on child health, particularly of submicroscopic infections, i.e., those below the threshold of microscopy, and of genetic subgroups (assemblages), are not well understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn Rwanda, frequent mutations in the pfdhfr and pfdhps genes of Plasmodium falciparum have suggested intense sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance. However, data on pfmdr1 are not available but might be important in the context of the first-line treatment with artemether-lumefantrine. During a survey among 749 children under five years of age in southern highland Rwanda, 104 P.
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- * The study revealed that Plasmodium falciparum infection prevalence was about 11.7% by microscopy and 16.7% by PCR, with 5.5% of children diagnosed with malaria; several socio-economic factors and low resources influenced infection rates.
- * Many infections were asymptomatic, but anemia was common, affecting 82% of children with parasitaemia; the findings highlight a need for improved interventions, particularly regarding household resources and bed net usage in combating malaria transmission.