Presence of Cryptosporidium spp in children with acute diarrhea in a public daycare center in Recife, State of Pernambuco;Presença de Cryptosporidium spp em crianças com diarréia aguda em uma creche pública de Recife, Estado de Pernambuco

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-178

  Do Nascimento, Wheverton Ricardo Correia ^a   Cavalcanti, Isabella Macário Ferro ^a   Irmão, João Inácio ^a   Rocha, Francisca Janaina Soares ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Cryptosporidium spp.; Daycare center; Opportunistic parasite

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DAY CARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HYGIENE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 66049104198     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822009000200016     Document Type: Article

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