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Prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum Among Children At Wasit Province | ||
| Journal Of Wassit For Science & Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 105-111 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Huda Hadi Raheem; Abdulsadah Abdulabbas Rahi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Cryptosporidium parvum is an important enteric parasite among infants and children in Wasit Province. The present study was conducted from September to December 2011 in Al-Karamah Teaching Hospital in Wasit Province. Children aged 1 month to 12 years presenting with acute or persistent diarrhea were selected randomly. The oocyst of C. parvum was investigated in stool specimens using a modified acid-fast staining method. A total of 100 feces samples of children (55 male and 45 female) were examined. Fifty (50%) specimens were oocyst positive. The prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection was significantly higher (59%) in children under one year old compared to children between (7-12)years old(4%). Most of the infected children were had anemia. The infective rate of Cryptosporidium parvum in males was higher 27% than females 23% . Also, there was no significant difference among children in gender. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| human; Cryptosporidium parvum; Modified acid; fast stain | ||
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