Prevalence of cryptosporidiosis in Israeli children with diarrhoea.
In a prospective study, Cryptosporidium oocysts were detected in seven (3.25%) immunocompetent children with diarrhoea. The predominant clinical features were watery diarrhoea and vomiting. The patients' mean age was 19 years and infection was more common in late summer-autumn than in the rest of the year. This first survey on cryptosporidiosis in Israeli children has shown a prevalence similar to that observed in other developed countries.
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Infectious Diseases Unit, Edith Wolfson Hospital, Holon, Israel.
Gutman
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D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012621:Seasons