Extended outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in a pediatric hospital, China - PubMed (original) (raw)

Extended outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in a pediatric hospital, China

Yaoyu Feng et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

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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