Detection of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cyclospora cayetanensis infections among people living in a slum area in Kathmandu valley, Nepal

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of Cyclospora cayetanensis and Cryptosporidium parvum infections among people living a slum in Kathmandu valley, Nepal. RESULTS: Ten different parasites were detected in the stool samples; the prevalence of any parasite was in 27.1% (71...

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Autores principales: Bhattachan, Balkrishna, Sherchand, Jeevan Bahadhur, Tandukar, Sarmila, Dhoubhadel, Bhim Gopal, Gauchan, Leesa, Rai, Ganesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5590164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28882168
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2779-2
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of Cyclospora cayetanensis and Cryptosporidium parvum infections among people living a slum in Kathmandu valley, Nepal. RESULTS: Ten different parasites were detected in the stool samples; the prevalence of any parasite was in 27.1% (71/262). The prevalence of C. cayetanensis and C. parvum were 14.1% (10/71) and 5.6% (4/71), respectively. This study showed high prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections along with the coccidian parasites in the slum area of Kathmandu Valley. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13104-017-2779-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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