title: Cryptosporidium as a common cause of childhood diarrhoea in Italy.
abstract: Cryptosporidium oocysts were observed in the stools of 9 (7.2%) of 124 Italian children with diarrhoea, examined during the period 1 January-31 December 1984. In two children, the parasite was associated with other enteric pathogens. The duration of diarrhoea was 2-30 days, with a median of 6 days. In all cases the infection was self limiting. The mean age of the Cryptosporidium-positive children was 34 months, and all cases occurred in the warm season. Cryptosporidium was found to be the third most common enteric pathogen after rotavirus and Salmonella spp.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Ultrastrutture, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caprioli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Baldassarri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bisicchia
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Romoli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Donelli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003044:Coccidia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007558:Italy; D012621:Seasons