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. 2005 Jan;24(1):86-8.
doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000148932.68982.ec.

Cryptosporidium infection in diarrheic children in southeastern Iran

Yaghoob Hamedi  1 , Omid Safa, Mehregan Haidari
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Cryptosporidium infection in diarrheic children in southeastern Iran

Yaghoob Hamedi et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Jan.

Abstract

In a cross-sectional study conducted in children referred to Bandar Abbas Pediatric Hospital in southeastern Iran, the prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection was 7%. Diarrhea lasted significantly longer in children infected with Cryptosporidium. There were also a significant association between Cryptosporidium infection and underweight children and no association with parent's occupation, breast-feeding, source of drinking water, vicinity or presence of sewage or animal exposure.

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