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- Title
Cryptosporidium as a common cause of childhood diarrhoea in Italy.
- Authors
Caprioli, A.; Gentile, G.; Baldassarri, L.; Bisicchia, R.; Romoli, E.; Donelli, G.
- Abstract
Cryptosporidium oocysts were observed in the stools of 9 (7·2%) of 124 Italian children with diarrhoea, examined during the period 1 January—31 December 1984. In two children, the parasite was associated with other enteric pathogens. The duration of diarrhoea was 2–30 days, with a median of 6 days. In all cases the infection was self limiting. The mean age of the Cryptosporidium-positive children was 34 months, and all cases occurred in the warm season. Cryptosporidium was found to be the third most common enteric pathogen after rotavirus and Salmonella spp.
- Publication
Epidemiology & Infection, 1990, Vol 102, Issue 3, p537
- ISSN
0950-2688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0950268800030259