title: [Epidemiological and diagnostic aspects of human Cryptosporidiosis in Chile].
abstract: Cryptosporidium sp. infections have been reported in different Chilean localities, both in healthy individuals and immunocompromised patients. Among the first, hospitalized and ambulatory children less than 3 years old are the age group more affected reaching frequencies from 3.1 up to 19.3%. In pre-school children, school children and adults the prevalence rates have been 1.1, 0.2 and 0.3% respectively. According to the epidemiological studies carried out, the routine laboratory diagnosis of this parasitosis should be emphasized in the parasitological stool examinations in children under 3 years of age, and selectively in the older ones.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mercado
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007223:Infant; D015995:Prevalence
vernacular_title: Aspectos epidemiológicos y de diagnóstico de la criptosporidiosis humana en Chile.