Cryptosporidium Species and Subtypes and Clinical Manifestations in Children, Peru

Cryptosporidium Species and Subtypes and Clinical Manifestations in Children, Peru

To determine whether clinical manifestations are associated with genotypes or subtypes of Cryptosporidium spp., we studied a 4-year longitudinal birth cohort of 533 children in Peru. A total of 156 infection episodes were found in 109 children. Data from first infections showed that C. hominis was a...

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Main Authors: Vitaliano A. Cama, Caryn Bern, Jacqueline Roberts, Lilia Cabrera, Charles R. Sterling, Ynes Ortega, Robert H. Gilman, Lihua Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cryptosporidium
cryptosporidiosis
pediatric
diarrhea
virulence
clinical presentations
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/10/07-1273_article

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