title: [Occurrence of Cryptosporidium sp in fecal samples of children less than 10 years old with clinical indication of Rotavirus].
abstract: The presence of oocysts of Cryptosporidium sp was investigated in 485 fecal samples of children with clinical indication of Rotavirus. No significant differences were observed between Cryptosporidium sp. and rotavirus occurrence and fecal consistency. Cryptosporidium sp also should be performed in the laboratory diagnosis of diarrheic episodes in children.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. machado@uerj.br
authors.forename: Sidnei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Siudomar Pereira
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Yára de Souza
authors.initials: Yde S
authors.lastname: Gouveia
authors.forename: Nívia de Oliveira
authors.initials: Nde O
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Márcia Elizabeth Reis Monteiro de
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Hércules
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.forename: Renata Heisler
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.forename: Alexandre Ribeiro
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Bello
authors.forename: José Roberto
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Machado-Silva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000821:virology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*