Incidence of cryptosporidiosis species in paediatric patients in Malawi

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 135, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1307-1315

  Morse, Tracy D ^a   Nichols, R A B ^b   Grimason, A M ^a,b   Campbell, B M ^b   Tembo, K C ^c   Smith, H V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; BACTERIAL DNA; OOCYST WALL PROTEIN, CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RNA 18S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MELEAGRIDIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; DNA EXTRACTION; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PEST CONTROL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WATER SUPPLY; ZOONOSIS; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; FECES; GENETICS; HOSPITAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; PARASITOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; DNA, BACTERIAL; FECES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAWI; MICROSCOPY; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 38449090742     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268806007758     Document Type: Article

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