Clinical Manifestations of Cryptosporidiosis and Identification of a New Cryptosporidium Subtype in Patients From Sonora, Mexico

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 May;37(5):e136-e138. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001762.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the clinical manifestations of cryptosporidiosis and the distribution of Cryptosporidium spp. and subtypes in children in Sonora, Mexico. Two subtypes of C. parvum, including IIaA15G2R1 and IIcA5G3a, and 6 subtypes of Cryptosporidium hominis, including IaA14R3, IaA15R3, IbA12G3, IdA23, IeA11G3T3, and a new subtype IaA14R11, were identified. Cryptosporidium as an etiologic agent for acute gastroenteritis is discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cryptosporidiosis / epidemiology*
  • Cryptosporidium / genetics
  • Cryptosporidium / isolation & purification*
  • DNA, Protozoan
  • Feces / parasitology
  • Female
  • Gastroenteritis / parasitology
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Mexico / epidemiology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • DNA, Protozoan