Rina Girard Kaminsky
Pediatric Department, School of Medical Sciences, National Autonomous University of Honduras and Parasitology Service, Department of Clinical Laboratory, University Hospital,
Honduras
Research
Update of Human Infections Caused by Cryptosporidium spp. and Cystoisospora belli, Honduras
Author(s): Rina Girard Kaminsky and Selvin Zacarías Reyes-García
Rina Girard Kaminsky and Selvin Zacarías Reyes-García
Background: Cryptosporidium spp., and Cystoisospora belli are two intestinal apicomplexa protozoa associated with diarrhea and malnutrition in individuals of different ages and immune competency.
Objectives: Update diagnosis of infection with either Apicomplexa species, twelve years cumulative results at the University Hospital, Honduras.
Methodology: Observational, non-interventional revision of stool examination results, in the diagnosis of intestinal apicomplexa oocysts as identified in fixed and stained smears by the modified carbolfuchsin method (MAF).
Results: Of 42,935 stool samples received during a 12 year period, 30.4% (13,041) were MAF stained and examined, of which 8,705 (20.3%) came from children 0 to 5 years old. For C. belli infections, 89 of a total of 109 (81.6%) cases we.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2327-5073.1000289