Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium Species and Giardia duodenalis from Symptomatic Cambodian Children.

• Main Authors: Catrin E Moore (Author), Kristin Elwin (Author), Nget Phot (Author), Chanthou Seng (Author), Saroeun Mao (Author), Kuong Suy (Author), Varun Kumar (Author), Johanna Nader (Author), Rachel Bousfield (Author), Sanuki Perera (Author), J Wendi Bailey (Author), Nicholas J Beeching (Author), Nicholas P J Day (Author), Christopher M Parry (Author), Rachel M Chalmers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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In a prospective study, 498 single faecal samples from children aged under 16 years attending an outpatient clinic in the Angkor Hospital for Children, northwest Cambodia, were examined for Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts using microscopy and molecular assays.Cryptosporidium oocysts were d...