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Cryptosporidia in immunocompetent patients with gastroenteritis

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In a prospective study Cryptosporidium spp. were detected in nine immunocompetent patients (0.6 %). The frequency was remarkably higher in children in the 0 to 14 year age group (1.6 %), surpassed only by Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter spp. The predominant clinical features were watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, and vomiting. Comparison of the epidemiological data of the patients with those of a control group showed that contact persons with enteritis and drinking of unpasteurized milk were significantly associated with cryptosporidiosis.

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Freidank, H., Kist, M. Cryptosporidia in immunocompetent patients with gastroenteritis. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 6, 56–59 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02097194

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