Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. among children in rural Ghana.

BACKGROUND: The relevance of Cryptosporidium infections for the burden of childhood diarrhoea in endemic settings has been shown in recent years. This study describes Cryptosporidium subtypes among symptomatic and asymptomatic children in rural Ghana to analyse subtype-specific demographic, geograph...

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Main Authors: Daniel Eibach, Ralf Krumkamp, Hassan M Al-Emran, Nimako Sarpong, Ralf Matthias Hagen, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Egbert Tannich, Jürgen May
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4352007?pdf=render