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Prevalence and genotyping of Cryptosporidium in stool samples collected from children in Taif City (Saudi Arabia).
Tropical biomedicine - 1 Jun 2014
Shalaby I, Gherbawy Y, Jamjoom M, Banaja A
Abstract excerpt
This study was conducted to estimate the frequency of Cryptosporidium infections in Taif (Saudi Arabia). Stool samples from children under 10 years by modified Ziehl-Neelson staining and two PCR techniques were used for genotyping experiments. The microscopic examination showed that, eleven samples were positive for presence of Cryptosporidium. With 11 of 100 samples, DNA extraction and subsequent genotyping was...
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