PREVALENCE OF CYCLOSPORA SPECIES AND OTHER ENTERIC PATHOGENS AMONG CHILDREN LESS-THAN-5 YEARS OF AGE IN NEPAL

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作者
HOGE, CW
ECHEVERRIA, P
RAJAH, R
JACOBS, J
MALTHOUSE, S
CHAPMAN, E
JIMENEZ, LM
SHLIM, DR
机构
[1] USA,ARMED FORCES RES INST MED SCI,MED COMPONENT,DEPT BACTERIOL IMMUNOL & MOLEC GENET,BANGKOK 10400,THAILAND
[2] UNIV WASHINGTON,SCH PUBL HLTH & COMMUNITY MED,DEPT EPIDEMIOL,SEATTLE,WA 98195
[3] UNIV WASHINGTON,SCH PUBL HLTH & COMMUNITY MED,INT HLTH PROGRAM,SEATTLE,WA 98195
[4] UNIV GUADALAJARA,DEPT PUBL HLTH,GUADALAJARA 44430,JALISCO,MEXICO
[5] TRIBHUVAN UNIV,KATMANDU,NEPAL
[6] CIWEC CLIN,KATMANDU,NEPAL
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D O I
10.1128/JCM.33.11.3058-3060.1995
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Stools from 124 Nepalese children aged 6 to 60 months with diarrhea were examined for organisms of the coccidian genus Cyclospora and for other enteric pathogens, Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Giardia lamblia, Campylobacter species, Cyclospora species, and Cryptosporidium species were the most common pathogens identified. Cyclospora species were detected in none of 74 children <18 months of age compared with 6 (12%) of 50 children greater than or equal to 18 months of age (P = 0.004).
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页码:3058 / 3060
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