Giardia in Water
Authors: R. C. RENDTORFF
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1975)

Comments and Correction1 February 1975Giardia in WaterR. C. RENDTORFF, SC.D., M.D.R. C. RENDTORFF, SC.D., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-82-2-280 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Much is being written these days on the epidemiology of giardiasis. Giardia lamblia is a poorly understood organism whose epidemiology is becoming even more confused because we do not fully understand its biology. Brady and Wolfe (1) present a case in a 44-year-old woman and conclude that the source of infection was water stored in an underground cistern.Although there is no doubt thatGiardiacysts can survive in water, as we showed years ago in our experimental studies with prisoner volunteers (2), I am unconvinced that the cistern was the source of infection in this case....References1. BRADY P and WOLFE J: Waterborne Giardiasis. Ann Intern Med 81:498-499, 1974 LinkGoogle Scholar2. RENDTORFF R and HOLT C: The experimental transmission of human intestinal protozoan parasites. IV. Attempts to transmit Endamoeba coli and Giardia lamblia cysts by water. Am J Hyg 60:327-338, 1954 MedlineGoogle Scholar3. RENDTORFF R: The experimental transmission of human intestinal protozoan parasites. II. Giardia lamblia cysts given in capsules. Am J Hyg 59:209-220, 1954 MedlineGoogle Scholar1. BRANDBORG L, TANKERSLEY C, and GOTTLIEB S: Histological demonstration of mucosal invasion by Giardia lamblia in man. Gastroenterology 52:143-150, 1967 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BARBIERI D, DEBRITO T, and HOSHINO S: Giardiasis in childhood: absorption tests and biochemistry, histochemistry, light and electron microscopy of jejunal mucosa. Arch Dis Child 45:466-472, 1970 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. RENDTORFF R: The experimental transmission of human intestinal protozoan parasites. II. Giardia lamblia cysts given in capsules. Am J Hyg 59:209-220, 1954 MedlineGoogle Scholar4. ROLLO I: Miscellaneous drugs used in the treatment of protozoal infections, in The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 4th ed., edited by GOODMAN LS, GILMAN A. New York, The Macmillan Company, 1970, p. 1150 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: R. C. RENDTORFF, SC.D., M.D.Affiliations: Department of Community Medicine University of Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee 38163 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDetection of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. in Environmental Water Samples: A Journey into the Past and New PerspectivesDetection of Giardia lamblia Cysts in Surface Waters of Rasht City, IranPrevalence of Giardia spp. in beaver and muskrat populations in northeastern states and Minnesota: detection of intestinal trophozoites at necropsy provides greater sensitivity than detection of cysts in fecal samplesGiardia lambliaWaterborne Outbreaks of GiardiasisSome Perspectives on the Transmission of GiardiasisGiardiasisWaterborne giardiasis in the United States: a review.A Communitywide Outbreak of Giardiasis with Evidence of Transmission by a Municipal Water SupplyPETER K. SHAW, M.D., RICHARD E. BRODSKY, M.D., DONALD O. LYMAN, M.D., BRUCE T. WOOD, B.A., CHARLES P. HIBLER, Ph.D., GEORGE R. HEALY, Ph.D., KENNETH I.E. MACLEOD, M.D., M.P.H., WALTER STAHL, Ph.D., MYRON G. SCHULTZ, D.V.M., M.D., D.C.M.T., F.A.C.P.The Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis of Giardiasis 1 February 1975Volume 82, Issue 2 Page: 280-281 Keywords Epidemiology Giardia lamblia Giardiasis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1975 PDF downloadLoading ...