Prevalence of infection with Cryptosporidium parvumand Cyclospora cayetanensis among international travellers
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Prevalence of infection with Cryptosporidium parvum and Cyclospora cayetanensis among international travellers.
BACKGROUND Cryptosporidium parvum and Cyclospora cayetanensis are recognised as possible pathogens of traveller's diarrhoea. AIMS To identify the prevalence of C parvum and Cyc cayetanensis in travellers returning from developing countries. PATIENTS Nine hundred and seventy eight stool samples wer taken from 795 patients returning from developing countries. METHODS Microscopy (iron-haemat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0017-5749,1468-3288
DOI: 10.1136/gut.41.6.801