Extended Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis in a Pediatric Hospital, China

Feng, Yaoyu; Wang, Lin; Duan, Liping; Gomez-Puerta, Luis A.; Zhang, Longxian; Zhao, Xukun; Hu, Jingjing; Zhang, Nan; Xiao, Lihua

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Extended Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis in a Pediatric Hospital, China

Published Date:

Feb 2012

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 18(2):312-314.

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Personal Authors:

Feng, Yaoyu ; Wang, Lin ; Duan, Liping ; Gomez-Puerta, Luis A. ; Zhang, Longxian ; ... More ▼

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Document Type:

Journal Article

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CDC Public Access
Emerging Infectious Diseases

Description:

Four Cryptosporidium spp. and 6 C. hominis subtypes were isolated from 102 of 6,284 patients in 3 pediatric hospitals in People's Republic of China. A cryptosporidiosis outbreak was identified retrospectively. The outbreak lasted >1 year and affected 51.4% of patients in 1 hospital ward, where 2 C. hominis subtypes with different virulence were found.

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