Table 2.
Feature distribution of Cryptosporidium spp. and subtype in Danyang hospital of Jiangsu province from February 2012 to January 2013
| Feature | No. samples | No. positive(%) | C. andersoni(%) | C. hominis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | 232 | 23 (9.9) | 21 (91.3) | 2 (8.7) |
| Age category(yr) a | ||||
| Infants (<5 years), n (% ) | 66 | 7 (10.7) | 7 (33.3) | 0 |
| Children (5-12 years), n (%) | 6 | 0 (0. 0) | 0 | 0 |
| Youths (13-19 years), n (%) | 10 | 1 (10.0) | 1 (4.8) | 0 |
| Adults (20-49), n (%) | 78 | 6 (7.7) | 5 (23.8) | 1 |
| Elderly (50 years up), n (%) | 72 | 9 (12.5) | 8 (38.1) | 1 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 94 | 5 (5.3) | 4 (19.1) | 1 (50.0%) |
| Male | 138 | 18 (13.0) | 17 (81.0) | 1 (50.0%) |
| Infection episode | ||||
| Duration of diarrhea, days | 4 | 3 | 2b | 4 |
| Frequency of diarrhea, times | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3.5 |
NOTE. All specimens were detected by the SSU rRNA gene analysis of Cryptosporidium species. aThere was no significant difference in the prevalence of Cryptosporidium among all age categories (χ2 = 1.666, p >0.05). bStatistically significant at p <0.01 with C. andersoni infection (n =21) vs. C. hominis infection (n =2).