title: [Prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum among children of less than 5 years of age in the urban zone of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, 1996].
abstract: The purpose of this study was to establish the prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum among infants of less than 5 years of age, resident in the urban area of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, 1996/97, through parasitological examinations and epidemiological analysis of the diagnosed cases. It was a transverse study with domiciliary inquiry and we evaluated 1051 fecal samples processed by the Blagg method, and a modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining was used for research of oocysts of C. parvum. We can concluded that the prevalence of C. parvum (1.1%) was not statistically significant; 58.3% of the children with positive diagnosis presented diarrhea, suggesting an association between this sign and the presence of the parasites; C. parvum was more frequent among children aged between 25 to 36 months (50%), but this was not statistically significant; sex did not have a differential role in relation to the cryptosporidiosis; out of the 12 children with cryptosporidiosis, 10 had contact with domestic animals (dogs and or cats).
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil.
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Oshiro
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Dorval
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Said
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016785:Cryptosporidium parvum; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D014505:Urban Population