CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS PROVOKING DIARRHEA AMONG INFANTS, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
GEIETH, M., MONAZEEE, E., ELMARAGHY, M., ABDEL MOTAMED, A., EL-ASKARY, H. (2019). CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS PROVOKING DIARRHEA AMONG INFANTS, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOL CHILDREN. EKB Journal Management System, 49(3), 611-617. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2019.68064
MARWA A. GEIETH; ESSAD M. MONAZEEE; MOHAMED A. ELMARAGHY; AHMED H. ABDEL MOTAMED; HALA M. EL-ASKARY. "CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS PROVOKING DIARRHEA AMONG INFANTS, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOL CHILDREN". EKB Journal Management System, 49, 3, 2019, 611-617. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2019.68064
GEIETH, M., MONAZEEE, E., ELMARAGHY, M., ABDEL MOTAMED, A., EL-ASKARY, H. (2019). 'CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS PROVOKING DIARRHEA AMONG INFANTS, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOL CHILDREN', EKB Journal Management System, 49(3), pp. 611-617. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2019.68064
GEIETH, M., MONAZEEE, E., ELMARAGHY, M., ABDEL MOTAMED, A., EL-ASKARY, H. CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS PROVOKING DIARRHEA AMONG INFANTS, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOL CHILDREN. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 49(3): 611-617. doi: 10.21608/jesp.2019.68064

CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS PROVOKING DIARRHEA AMONG INFANTS, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Article 15, Volume 49, Issue 3, December 2019, Page 611-617  XML PDF (324.7 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2019.68064
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Authors
MARWA A. GEIETH1; ESSAD M. MONAZEEE2; MOHAMED A. ELMARAGHY3; AHMED H. ABDEL MOTAMED4; HALA M. EL-ASKARY5
1Departments of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Egypt.
2Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
3Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Egypt.
4Department of Pediatrics, Beni-Suef General Hospital, Beni-Suef University, Egypt.
5Departments of Medical Parasitology, Beni-Suef University, Egypt.
Abstract
Cryptosporidium intestinal coccidian is a preeminent account for infectious diarrhea with reference to children. Oocyst may escape ordinary microscopic analysis or immune detection; molecular techniques are of convenient use. This study intent to detect cryptosporidiosis infection among children, and debates risks for infection. A total of 189 children with age range from under one to five complaining of gastrointestinal manifestations were examined coproscopically, by acid fast stain, ELISA and nested PCR (nPCR) for Cryptosporidium from June to September. Infection was proved by nPCR among 13 (6.8%) samples. ELISA sensitivity merit stool staining (77%, 53.8%, respectively), however all positive samples by microscopy were settled by nPCR. Age groups (P = 0.02) were statistically associated with infection. Source of
water (OR=0.069, 95% CI= 0.004/1.165, P = 0.01) and presence of undigested food particles on microscopy (OR= 1.058, 95% CI= 0.521/6.154, P = 0.02) were risks for infections. No other variables were predicated risks. Infection was potent among preschool children (46.2%), toddlers (38.5%) and then infants (15.4%). Cryptosporidiosis should be doubtful among children with diarrhea during preschool age. Source of water for ordinary drinking activities or for infants
with non-exclusive breast or complementary feeding should be considered as hazards aspects for acquiring Cryptosporidium.
Keywords
cryptosporidiosis; children; diarrhea; ELISA; Stain; nPCR
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