Infection of cryptosporidium in child patients with diarhea in Changsha
Huang, M.; Guan, L.; Zhou, C.; Li, D.; Hu, B.
Hunan Yi Ke da Xue Xue Bao 23(3): 255-256; 268
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 1000-5625 PMID: 10681752 Document Number: 494046
Fecal specimens were collected from 102 outpatients with diarrhea in Children's Hospital from March to October, 1997. The fecal smears were examined for cryptosporozoites with the rapid modified acid-fast two-step methods. The positive rate was 4.90%(5/102). There was no significant difference between female and male (P > 0.05). The positive rates of 1-month-, 5-year-, and 10-year-old groups were 4.05% (3/74), 7.14%(1/14), and 7.14(1/14), respectively. We conclude that there is crytosporidium infection in child patients with diarrhea in different sex and age groups.