| Autor: |
García-Rodríguez JA; Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Salamanca., Martin Sánchez AM, Canut Blasco A, Cedeño Montaño J, Heras de Pedro MI |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
European journal of epidemiology [Eur J Epidemiol] 1989 Mar; Vol. 5 (1), pp. 70-3. |
| DOI: |
10.1007/BF00145048 |
| Abstrakt: |
The importance of Cryptosporidium species as a cause of diarrhea in the childhood population has increased since the examination of fecal samples has been introduced in microbiological laboratories. A one-year prospective survey carried out on 699 children from rural and urban districts examined at the University Hospital in Salamanca (Spain) revealed 8 cases of cryptosporidiosis (1.1% of the children studied). Most of the cases (5 patients) were observed in the January-April period. Seven of the eight cases occurred in children younger than 3 years of age. All the children with cryptosporidiosis were immunocompetent. Diarrhea (75.0%) and vomiting (50.0%) were the most frequent clinical features of the cryptosporidiosis. In one quarter of the cases, other pathogens were associated. A comparison is made with the incidence of giardiasis, which is the commonest intestinal parasitosis in our community. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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