TABLE 5.
Prevalence of five common Cryptosporidium spp. in humansa
Location | Type of patients | Total no. of patients | No. of patients infected with:
|
Reference(s) | ||||
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C. hominis | C. parvum | C. meleagridis | C. felis | C. canis | ||||
Portugal | HIV+ | 29 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Switzerland | HIV+ | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 127 |
France | HIV+ | 46 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 82 |
Thailand | HIV+ | 29 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 216 |
Thailand | HIV+ | 34 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 71 |
Atlanta | HIV+ | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 187 |
New Orleans | HIV+ | 29 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 249 |
Peru | HIV+ | 118 | 76 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 249 |
Peru | Children | 83 | 65 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 248 |
Kenya | All | 33 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
Japan | All | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 258 |
United Kingdom | All | 1,680-2,057 | 815 | 1,247 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 177, 179, 180 |
Only data from studies using PCR that amplifies all five Cryptosporidium spp. are quoted.