Prevalence and Clinical Laboratory Features of Cryptosporidiosis in Children under 5 Years of Age: A Cross-Sectional Study of Hospital Cases of Acute Intestinal Infection

• Main Authors: Elena G. Starikova (Author), Natalia I. Schubina (Author), Olga V. Voronkova (Author), Yulia V. Kovshirina (Author), Nikolai D. Yarovoy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: "Paediatrician" Publishers LLC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Cryptosporidium protozoa are the leading causative agent of diarrhea and cause of death in children under 5 years of age. The role of cryptosporidia in the development and course of acute intestinal infections (AII) in children in Russia remains unstudied. Objective. Our aim was to study...