title: Cryptosporidiosis in north Indian children.
abstract: Stool samples of 100 children (below 2 years of age) with acute diarrhea as study group and 50 non-diarrheal stools of children (age and sex matched) as control were examined for parasites. The samples were processed and examined by direct wet mounts, concentration technique and modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining. The prevalence of cryptosporidium was 5.0% in the study group while none of the controlled samples showed it. In all cryptosporidium positive cases, no other bacterial or parasitic pathogen could be detected. Diarrhea persisted for 6-16 days and was moderate resulting in dehydration, which was rapidly corrected by oral/or intravenous fluids. Out of 5 cryptosporidium positive children 4 were breast-fed while 1 received bottle feeding. Only one positive case had contact with petdog.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaur
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Diwan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male