Burden of diarrhea, hospitalization and mortality due to cryptosporidial infections in Indian children.

Cryptosporidium spp. is a common, but under-reported cause of childhood diarrhea throughout the world, especially in developing countries. A comprehensive estimate of the burden of cryptosporidiosis in resource-poor settings is not available.We used published and unpublished studies to estimate the...

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Main Authors: Rajiv Sarkar, Jacqueline E Tate, Sitara S R Ajjampur, Deepthi Kattula, Jacob John, Honorine D Ward, Gagandeep Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4109911?pdf=render