Volume 8, Number 6—June 2002
Research
Epidemiologic Differences Between Cyclosporiasis and Cryptosporidiosis in Peruvian Children
Caryn Bern*
, Ynes Ortega†, William Checkley‡§, Jacquelin M. Roberts*, Andres G. Lescano‡§, Lilia Cabrera‡, Manuela Verastegui¶, Robert E. Black§, Charles Sterling, and Robert H. Gilman§
, Ynes Ortega†, William Checkley‡§, Jacquelin M. Roberts*, Andres G. Lescano‡§, Lilia Cabrera‡, Manuela Verastegui¶, Robert E. Black§, Charles Sterling, and Robert H. Gilman§Table 2
Coccidial infections and their association with diarrhea in Peruvian children, February 1995 to December 1998
| Infection order | Cryptosporidium episodes | Cyclospora episodes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | With diarrheaa | Without diarrheaa | Total | With diarrheab | Without diarrheab | |
| First | 143 | 52 (36) | 91 (64) | 123 | 33 (27) | 90 (73) |
| Second | 43 | 9 (21) | 34 (79) | 38 | 6 (19) | 32 (81) |
| Third | 9 | 3 (33) | 6 (67) | 10 | 1 (10) | 9 (90) |
| Fourth | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 2 | 0 (0) | 2 (100) |
| Fifth | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | ||
| All episodes | 196 | 64 (33) | 132 (67) | 174 | 40 (23) | 134 (77) |
aTest for trend in proportion with diarrhea by infection order, p=0.17.
bTest for trend in proportion with diarrhea by infection order, p=0.049.
