High prevalence of Cryptosporidium in young children with prolonged diarrhea.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1993 Dec; 24(4): 730-3
Artículo
en Inglés
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-32959
ABSTRACT
A prospective study was done to identify Cryptosporidium in the stools of young children, aged 2 months to 3 years, admitted to hospital. Of a total of 387 stool samples from 387 individuals, 131 stool specimens forming the control group were from children with non-diarrheal, respiratory tract infections, 200 and 56 stool samples were from children with acute diarrhea and prolonged diarrhea, respectively. No Cryptosporidium was discovered in the control group. Only 1 sample positive for Cryptosporidium was found in the group with acute diarrhea, whereas 4 samples of Cryptosporidium were found in the group with prolonged diarrhea. The prevalence of Cryptosporidium in the group with prolonged diarrhea was significantly higher than the other two groups (p < 0.05). In those children with prolonged diarrhea, Cryptosporidium should always be included in the differential diagnosis.
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio
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Tailandia
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Factores de Tiempo
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Humanos
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Preescolar
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Enfermedad Aguda
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Enfermedad Crónica
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Estudios Prospectivos
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Cryptosporidium
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Diarrea Infantil
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Año:
1993
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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