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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 34(4), 1985, pp. 721-722
Copyright © 1985 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Cryptosporidiosis in Venezuelan Children with Acute Diarrhea

Irene Perez-Schael*, Yordi Boher*, Leonardo Mata{dagger}, Mireya Perez{ddagger} AND Felix J. Tapia*
* Instituto de Biomedicina (INISA), Apartado 4043, Caracas 1010A, Venezuela
{dagger} Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
{ddagger} Hospital de Niños J. M. de Los Ríos, Caracas, Venezuela

Thirteen of 120 Venezuelan children with acute diarrhea were found to be excreting Cryptosporidium oocysts in their stools. This confirms that Cryptosporidium can infect immunocompetent children, and the relatively high frequency found suggests that this protozoan may be an important cause of diarrhea in Venezuela.

Accepted for publication February 26, 1985.






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