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Coccidiosis intestinal en niños admitidos en un hospital de Perú y comparación de dos métodos para la detección del Cryptosporidium spp.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Silva-Díaz, Heber Campos-Flores, Hamer Llagas-Linares, Jean Pier Llatas-Cancino, Dunalia |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | A cross-sectional study was done between October 2014 and June 2015 to estimate the frequency of infection due to intestinal coccidiosis in children admitted to a hospital in Peru, and compare the modified acid-fast staining procedure with the enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) method for the detection of Cryptosporidium spp. Coccidia were detected using the modified acid-fast staining procedure and the Cryptosporidium ELISA method (kit r-Biopharm) on seriated stool samples. Out of a total of 325 children, 5.5% had some type of intestinal coccidiosis: 3.7% involved Cryptosporidium spp. (using both techniques) and 1.8% involved Cyclospora cayetanensis (using the modified acid-fast staining procedure). The modified acid-fast staining procedure and ELISA method revealed a 0.955 consistency in the detection of Cryptosporidium spp. In conclusion, intestinal coccidiosis is frequent in children based on the population studied; similarly, both techniques can be used to detect Cryptosporidium spp., but the modified acid-fast staining procedure has an advantage over the other because it is cost-effective and can detect other coccidia in everyday practice. |
| Starting Page | 739 |
| Ending Page | 744 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.17843/rpmesp.2016.334.2560 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.scielo.org.pe/pdf/rins/v33n4/a19v33n4.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://scielosp.org/pdf/rpmesp/2016.v33n4/739-744/es |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2016.334.2560 |
| Volume Number | 33 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |