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Detection of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis in human patients in Cairo, Egypt.
Parasitology research - 1 Jan 2012
Abd El Kader Nour M, Blanco María-Alejandra, Ali-Tammam Marwa, Abd El Ghaffar Abd El Rahman B, Osman Ahmed, El Sheikh Nabila, Rubio José Miguel, de Fuentes Isabel
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidium is a significant cause of diarrheal disease in developing and industrialized nations. Cryptosporidium hominis and Cryptosporidium parvum are the main agents of cryptosporidiosis in humans. In Egypt, very little is known about genetic structure of Cryptosporidium spp. Therefore, this study was designed to examine samples from sporadic cases of cryptosporidiosis in Egyptians in order to identify the...
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