[Cryptosporidiosis in children from 1 to 2 years of age, with acute diarrhea in Belém, Pará, Brazil].
Two hundred and one samples obtained from 61 children were examined for Cryptosporidium infection during a period of 12 months. One hundred fifteen specimens were collected during diarrhoea episodes and the remaining 86 obtained out of diarrhoea period, as controls. All samples were examined by a modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining method. Cryptosporidium was detected in 6 (5.2%) of 115 samples from diarrhoeic children. All non-diarrhoeic control patients were negative for Cryptosporidium. The present study suggests that Cryptosporidium is an agent of self-limited diarrhoea among immunocompetent children from Belém, Pará.
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Instituto Evandro Chagas, Fundação Serviços de Saúde Pública, Ministério da Saúde, Belém, Brasil.
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D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000150:complications*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000209:etiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons
Criptosporidiose em crianças de 1 a 2 anos de idade, com diarréia aguda em Belém, Pará, Brasil.