Detection of Cryptosporidium sp. in non diarrheal faeces from children, in a day care center in the city of São Paulo, Brazil Detecção de Cryptosporidium sp. em fezes não diarréicas de crianças, em uma escola de educação infantil de São Paulo, Brasil

Detection of Cryptosporidium sp. in non diarrheal faeces from children, in a day care center in the city of São Paulo, Brazil Detecção de Cryptosporidium sp. em fezes não diarréicas de crianças, em uma escola de educação infantil de São Paulo, Brasil

The protozoan Cryptosporidium sp. has been frequently detected in faeces from children with persistent diarrhoea. This work achieved to investigate an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis, in a day care center, attending children of high socio-economic level, between 0 and six years old. The outbreak was d...

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Main Authors: Therezinha T. Carvalho-Almeida, Pedro Luis S. Pinto, Celma Maria S. Quadros, Domingas M.A.G.V. Torres, Hermínia Y. Kanamura, Angélica Maria Casimiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2006-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Cryptosporidium sp.
Cryptosporidiosis
Day care center
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