Nosocomial sources of cryptosporidial infection in newly admitted patients in Ain Shams University Pediatric Hospital
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2003; 33 (1): 177-88
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ABSTRACT
The present study included 104 patients and 27 contacts. Both were subjected to stool examination by modified Ziehl-Neelsen [MZN] stain. ELISA for the detection of cryptosporidium Ag in stool was further carried out for patients developed diarrhea after admission [12], patients admitted with diarrhea [17] and for contacts. Twenty-four water samples were collected from Pediatric Hospital and examined by MZN and ELISA. The results showed that 11.5% of the examined cases developed diarrhea after admission, 8% of them were positive for cryptosporidiosis by both MZN and ELISA. 17% of the contacts were negative by MZN stain. ELISA was found to be 100% sensitive and 94.1% specific. Water samples were found to be negative for C. parvum
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Asunto principal:
Contaminación del Agua
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Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática
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Infección Hospitalaria
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Sensibilidad y Especificidad
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Diarrea Infantil
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Hospitales Pediátricos
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Antígenos
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
J. Egypt. Soc. Parasitol.
Año:
2003
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