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Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium Species and Giardia duodenalis from Symptomatic Cambodian Children
7 Jul 2016
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BACKGROUND: In a prospective study, 498 single faecal samples from children aged under 16 years attending an outpatient clinic in the Angkor Hospital for Children, northwest Cambodia, were examined for Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts using microscopy and molecular assays. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Cryptosporidium oocysts were detected in 2.2% (11/498) of samples using microscopy and in 7.7%...
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