ASYMPTOMATIC CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS IN A NEW YORK CITY DAY CARE CENTER

ASYMPTOMATIC CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS IN A NEW YORK CITY DAY CARE CENTER

In an investigation of Cryptosporidium prevalence in asymptomatic children, a cross-sectional prevalence stool survey was performed in September, 1987, in a New York City DCC that was not experiencing epidemic diarrheal disease. The current study has demonstrate that 27% of asymptomatic infants and...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Pediatric infectious disease journal 1988-11, Vol.7 (11), p.806-806
Hauptverfasser: Crawford, Florence G, Vermund, Sten H, Ma, John Y, Deckelbaum, Richard J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Child Day Care Centers
Child, Preschool
Cryptosporidiosis - epidemiology
Cryptosporidium
Human mycoses
Humans
Infant
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Mycoses
New York City
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Zusammenfassung:In an investigation of Cryptosporidium prevalence in asymptomatic children, a cross-sectional prevalence stool survey was performed in September, 1987, in a New York City DCC that was not experiencing epidemic diarrheal disease. The current study has demonstrate that 27% of asymptomatic infants and toddlers were positive for Cryptosporidium in a DCC-based survey.
ISSN:0891-3668
1532-0987
DOI:10.1097/00006454-198811000-00013