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. 1989 Jun;102(3):537–540. doi: 10.1017/s0950268800030259

Cryptosporidium as a common cause of childhood diarrhoea in Italy.

A Caprioli 1, G Gentile 1, L Baldassarri 1, R Bisicchia 1, E Romoli 1, G Donelli 1
PMCID: PMC2249459  PMID: 2737258

Abstract

Cryptosporidium oocysts were observed in the stools of 9 (7.2%) of 124 Italian children with diarrhoea, examined during the period 1 January-31 December 1984. In two children, the parasite was associated with other enteric pathogens. The duration of diarrhoea was 2-30 days, with a median of 6 days. In all cases the infection was self limiting. The mean age of the Cryptosporidium-positive children was 34 months, and all cases occurred in the warm season. Cryptosporidium was found to be the third most common enteric pathogen after rotavirus and Salmonella spp.

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