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Genotyping of Cryptosporidium isolates from human clinical cases in Poland.
Parasitology research - 1 Jun 2008
Bajer Anna, Bednarska Małgorzata, Cacciò Simone M, Wolska-Kuśnierz Beata, Heropolitanska-Pliszka Edyta, Bernatowska Ewa, Wielopolska Małgorzata, Paziewska Anna, Welc-faleciak Renata, Siński Edward
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidium spp. infection is usually self-limited in immunocompetent hosts but can be severe and life threatening in children and in immunocompromised individuals including those with primary or acquired immunodeficiencies. One hundred and three faecal samples were collected from 35 hospitalised patients with different symptoms and tested for the presence of the parasite. Cryptosporidium oocysts were found...
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