[Infection of cryptosporidium in child patients with diarhea in Changsha].
Fecal specimens were collected from 102 outpatients with diarrhea in Children's Hospital from March to October, 1997. The fecal smears were examined for cryptosporozoites with the rapid modified acid-fast two-step methods. The positive rate was 4.90%(5/102). There was no significant difference between female and male (P > 0.05). The positive rates of 1-month-, 5-year-, and 10-year-old groups were 4.05% (3/74), 7.14%(1/14), and 7.14(1/14), respectively. We conclude that there is crytosporidium infection in child patients with diarrhea in different sex and age groups.
Huang
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College of Public Health, Hunan Medical University, Changsha.
Guan
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Zhou
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Li
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Hu
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B
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male