Genetic Diversity of Cryptosporidium in Children in an Urban Informal Settlement of Nairobi, Kenya.

INTRODUCTION:Globally Cryptosporidium and Giardia species are the most common non-bacterial causes of diarrhoea in children and HIV infected individuals, yet data on their role in paediatric diarrhoea in Kenya remains scant. This study investigated the occurrence of Cryptosporidium species, genotype...

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Main Authors: Cecilia Mbae, Erastus Mulinge, Anthony Waruru, Benjamin Ngugi, James Wainaina, Samuel Kariuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4687032?pdf=render