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Molecular epidemiology and clinical manifestations of human cryptosporidiosis in Sweden.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 May 2013
Insulander M, Silverlås C, Lebbad M, Karlsson L, Mattsson J G, Svenungsson B
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This study describes the epidemiology and symptoms in 271 cryptosporidiosis patients in Stockholm County, Sweden. Species/genotypes were determined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment-length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) of the Cryptosporidium oocyst wall protein (COWP) and 18S rRNA genes. Species were C. parvum (n=111), C. hominis (n=65), C. meleagridis (n=11), C. felis (n=2), Cryptosporidium chipmunk...
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