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Molecular and spatial epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in children in a semiurban community in South India.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2007
Ajjampur Sitara Swarna Rao, Gladstone Beryl Primrose, Selvapandian David, Muliyil Jaya Prakash, Ward Honorine, Kang Gagandeep
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidium spp. are a leading cause of diarrhea in Indian children, but there are no data for prevalent species or subgenotypes. Genetic characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism and spatial analysis of cases using Geographical Information Systems technology was carried out for 53 children with cryptosporidial diarrhea in an urban slum. The two most common...
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