title: [The first cases of human cryptosporidiosis in Moscow].
abstract: Feces samples received from 438 children, aged 1 month to 10 years, from Moscow who were admitted to hospital in June-August 1989 for acute intestinal disease, were examined for cryptosporidium oocysts. Cryptosporidium oocysts were found in 16 samples (8 boys and 8 girls), which accounted for 3.65%. The smears were stained by a modified Ziehl-Neelsen technique, concentration methods were not applied.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Plotnikova
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Andreev
authors.forename: A Ia
authors.initials: AIa
authors.lastname: Lysenko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009031:Moscow / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Pervye sluchai kriptosporidioza cheloveka v Moskve.