Prevalence of cryptosporidium in children with acute diarrhea.
Cryptosporidium is an intestinal protozoa known to cause diarrhea in animals and more recently has been recognised as a cause of diarrhea in humans. The present study was designed to determine the prevalence of cryptosporidium as a cause of diarrhea in children. Faecal samples of 180 children admitted to the hospital for acute gastroenteritis and from 100 normal children were analysed. Eight out of 180 (4.4%) stools from children with acute diarrhea and none from normal showed cryptosporidi. We conclude that this parasite does play a role in the etiology of human diarrhea.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology