[Isolation of oocysts of Cryptosporidium sp. in loose stools of patients with AIDS and of immunocompetent children and adults in Sao Paulo, Brazil] NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1994. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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[Isolation of oocysts of Cryptosporidium sp. in loose stools of patients with AIDS and of immunocompetent children and adults in Sao Paulo, Brazil]

Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo. 1992 May-Jun;47(3):150-2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/94053295
Guizelini E; Amato Neto V; Laboratorio de Investigacao Medica, Hospital das Clinicas,; Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo.

Abstract: On the aim of knowing better the prevalence of cryptosporidiosis in Brazil, we performed a survey, in Sao Paulo, in loose stools of patients with AIDS and immunocompetent children and adults. Using strict methods oocysts of Cryptosporidium sp. were found in 10.4% of the samples; higher rates were observed for patients with AIDS, and children attending day-care centers. The result observed may be considered important and indicate the need to include the search of this organism in routine stool examination.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PARASITOLOGY Adult Animal Brazil/EPIDEMIOLOGY Child Child, Preschool Comparative Study Cryptosporidiosis/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PARASITOLOGY Cryptosporidium/*ISOLATION & PURIF Diarrhea/*PARASITOLOGY English Abstract Feces/*PARASITOLOGY Human Immunocompetence Infant Parasite Egg Count JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDparasitologyadultanimalbrazil/epidemiologychildchild,preschoolcomparativestudycryptosporidiosis/KWDepidemiology/parasitologycryptosporidium/KWDisolation&purifdiarrhea/KWDparasitologyenglishabstractfeces/KWDparasitologyhumanimmunocompetenceinfantparasiteeggcountjournalarticle
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