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. 1995 Nov;33(11):3058–3060. doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.11.3058-3060.1995

Prevalence of Cyclospora species and other enteric pathogens among children less than 5 years of age in Nepal.

C W Hoge 1, P Echeverria 1, R Rajah 1, J Jacobs 1, S Malthouse 1, E Chapman 1, L M Jimenez 1, D R Shlim 1
PMCID: PMC228638  PMID: 8576377

Abstract

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 > or = 18 months of age (P = 0.004).

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