Burden of diarrhea, hospitalization and mortality due to cryptosporidial infections in Indian children.

• Main Authors: Rajiv Sarkar (Author), Jacqueline E Tate (Author), Sitara S R Ajjampur (Author), Deepthi Kattula (Author), Jacob John (Author), Honorine D Ward (Author), Gagandeep Kang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cryptosporidium spp. is a common, but under-reported cause of childhood diarrhea throughout the world, especially in developing countries. A comprehensive estimate of the burden of cryptosporidiosis in resource-poor settings is not available.We used published and unpublished studies to estimate the...