Acute diarrhoea associated with Cryptosporidium sp in Belém, Brazil (preliminary report)

Cryptosporidium sp was detected in faeces from three children suffering from acute diarrhoea. In two cases no other concomitant agents were detected and in a 3rd. this agent was associated with Entamoeba histolytic, Entamoeba coli, Endolimax nana, Chilomastix mesnili and Pentatricbomonas hominis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Alexandre da Costa Linhares, Leonardo Mata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1986-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651986000200011&lng=en&tlng=en

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