TABLE 1.
Characteristics of cryptosporidiosis cases in the follow-up study
| Characteristic | No. of cases (%)a |
|---|---|
| Age, in mo | |
| <6 | 1 (2) |
| 6–11 | 28 (53) |
| 12–23 | 22 (41) |
| 24–59 | 2 (4) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 25 (47) |
| Male | 28 (53) |
| Study site | |
| Jimma hospital | 41 (77) |
| Serbo health center | 12 (23) |
| Acute malnutrition | |
| Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) | 4 (8) |
| Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) | 7 (13) |
| No acute malnutrition (NAM) | 42 (79) |
| HIV statusb | |
| HIV positive | 0 (0) |
| HIV negative | 41 (100) |
| Diarrheal severityc | |
| No dehydration | 21 (43) |
| Some dehydration | 16 (33) |
| Severe dehydration | 12 (24) |
| Diarrheal duration (on enrollment) | |
| Acute (<7 days duration) | 37 (70) |
| Prolonged (7–13 days duration) | 13 (24) |
| Persistent (≥14 days duration) | 3 (6) |
| Cryptosporidium species and gp60 allele familyd | |
| C. hominis Ia | 14 (26) |
| C. hominis Id | 13 (25) |
| C. hominis Ib | 10 (19) |
| C. hominis Ie | 9 (17) |
| C. parvum anthroponosum IIc | 6 (11) |
| C. parvum anthroponosum IIc + C. hominis (nontypeable) | 1 (2) |
| Cryptosporidium spp. other than C. parvum or C. hominis | 0 (0) |
a
n = 53, unless otherwise specified.
b
n = 41; n = 12 missing HIV status.
c
By DHAKA dehydration category; n = 49; n = 4 missing DHAKA score.
d
Specific gp60 subtype data can be found in Fig. S1.