Oocyst Shedding Dynamics in Children with Cryptosporidiosis: a Prospective Clinical Case Series in Ethiopia-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Oocyst Shedding Dynamics in Children with Cryptosporidiosis: a Prospective Clinical Case Series in Ethiopia

Published:2022-08-31 Issue:4 Volume:10 Page:
ISSN:2165-0497
Container-title:Microbiology Spectrum
language:en
Short-container-title:Microbiol Spectr

Author:

Johansen Øystein H.¹²^ORCID,Abdissa Alemseged³⁴,Bjørang Ola²,Zangenberg Mike⁵⁶,Sharew Bizuwarek³,Alemu Yonas³,Moyo Sabrina¹,Mekonnen Zeleke³,Langeland Nina¹⁷,Robertson Lucy J.⁸,Hanevik Kurt¹⁷^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

2. Department of Microbiology, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway

3. School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

4. Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

5. Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Centre for Medical Parasitology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

6. Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark

7. Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Tropical Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

8. Parasitology, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway

Abstract

Cryptosporidiosis is an important cause of diarrhea, malnutrition, and deaths in young children in low-income countries. The infection spreads from person to person.

Funder

Norges Forskningsråd

Norwegian Association for Medical Microbiology

Universitetet i Bergen

Vestfold Hospital Trust

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Cell Biology,Microbiology (medical),Genetics,General Immunology and Microbiology,Ecology,Physiology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/spectrum.02741-21