Occurrence of Cryptosporidium in home daycare centers in west-central Colorado.
Thirty white middle-class 5 yr olds from home daycare centers were examined for Cryptosporidium. Five fecal samples were collected from each child, over a 3-wk period, concentrated by sedimentation, and stained by a modified acid-fast technique. Nine children were positive (30%), 6 of these were asymptomatic (5 of these were under 2 yr old). Two girls and 1 boy, under 2 yr old, had mild diarrhea within 3 wk prior to fecal collection.
Mesa State College, Biology Department, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501.
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D000818:Animals; D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003044:Coccidia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003120:Colorado; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans