Cryptosporidiosis--oocyst shedding and infection in household contacts.

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorPerera, Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorLucas, G Nen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-28T05:23:13Z
dc.date.available2009-05-28T05:23:13Z
dc.date.issued1990-03-01en_US
dc.descriptionThe Ceylon Medical Journal.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe incidence of cryptosporidiosis in children with acute diarrhoea when compared with age-matched controls was 6.1% in a paediatric unit. Studies were made on eight immunocompetent children with cryptosporidiosis to determine the period of oocyst shedding after cessation of diarrhoea. The majority (75%) shed oocysts for less than ten days after cessation of diarrhoea. There was considerable variation among patients, some eliminating oocysts more quickly than others. This was not related to the severity or duration of diarrhoea. The sucrose floatation technique was found to be more sensitive than direct smear for detecting small numbers of oocysts present at the end of the shedding period. Studies on household contacts showed infection in 43%, which suggests a subclinical infection or a transient carrier state, and confirms the occurrence of person to person transmission.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPerera J, Lucas GN. Cryptosporidiosis--oocyst shedding and infection in household contacts. The Ceylon Medical Journal. 1990 Mar; 35(1): 11-4en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/48395
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.infolanka.com/CMJhome/en_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshCoccidia --isolation & purificationen_US
dc.subject.meshCryptosporidiosis --parasitologyen_US
dc.subject.meshCryptosporidium --isolation & purificationen_US
dc.subject.meshDiarrhea --parasitologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFamily Healthen_US
dc.subject.meshFeces --parasitologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshProspective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshTime Factorsen_US
dc.titleCryptosporidiosis--oocyst shedding and infection in household contacts.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
Files
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.79 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
Collections
Ceylon Medical Journal