title: Cryptosporidium canis in Two Mexican Toddlers.
abstract: Cryptosporidium canis is reported for the first time in 2 toddlers in Northwestern Mexico. The 2 toddlers (33 and 34 months old) were symptomatic at diagnosis, presenting diarrhea and fever, and 1 case presented chronic malnutrition. Both toddlers were HIV-negative. C. canis was identified by SspI and VspI restriction enzyme digestion of the 18S rRNA polymerase chain reaction products and confirmed by sequence analysis.
authors.affiliation: From the *Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, México; †Servicio de Infectología, Hospital Infantil del Estado de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, México; ‡Laboratorio de Inmunología, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A. C., Hermosillo, Sonora, México; and §Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González-Díaz
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urrea-Quezada
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Villegas-Gómez
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Durazo
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garibay-Escobar
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: Lihua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Valenzuela
mesh_terms: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D003967:Diarrhea; D005334:Fever; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D016054:DNA, Protozoan