Cryptosporidium Species and Subtypes and Clinical Manifestations in Children, Peru

Cama, Vitaliano; Bern, Caryn; Roberts, Jacqueline; Cabrera, Lilia; R. Sterling, Charles; R. Ortega, Ynés; H. Gilman, Robert; Xiao, Lihua

doi:10.3201/eid1410.071273

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Cryptosporidium Species and Subtypes and Clinical Manifestations in Children, Peru

Published in Emerging infectious diseases • Oct 1, 2008

Authors:

Vitaliano Cama

Caryn Bern

Jacqueline Roberts

Abstract

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...

Subject

Cryptosporidium

Malaise

Diarrhea

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