Cryptosporidium Species and Subtypes and Clinical Manifestations in Children, Peru
Vitaliano A. Cama, Caryn Bern, Jacqueline Roberts, Lilia Cabrera, Charles R. Sterling, Ynes Ortega, Robert H. Gilman, and Lihua Xiao
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (V.A. Cama, C. Bern, J. Roberts, L. Xiao); Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Informática, Salud, Medicina y Agricultura, Lima, Peru (L. Cabrera); University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA (C.R. Sterling); University of Georgia, Griffin, Georgia, USA (Y. Ortega); The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (R.H. Gilman);
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Table 1
Frequency of infections with Cryptosporidium spp. in 533 children, Peru
Species |
No. (%) infection episodes
|
First |
Overall |
C. hominis |
61 (64.9) |
89 (70.1) |
C. parvum |
15 (16.0) |
17 (13.4) |
C. meleagridis |
9 (9.6) |
10 (7.9) |
C. canis |
2 (2.1) |
2 (1.6) |
C. felis |
4 (4.3) |
6 (4.7) |
C. hominis and C. parvum |
2 (2.1) |
2 (1.6) |
C. canis and C. meleagridis
|
1 (1.1)
|
1 (0.8)
|
No. genotyped
|
94
|
127
|
Total episodes |
109 |
156 |
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