| Literature DB >> 19361831 |
María Alejandra Blanco1, Asunción Iborra, Antonio Vargas, Eugenia Nsie, Luciano Mbá, Isabel Fuentes.
Abstract
The aim of the study was to perform a molecular characterization of clinical isolates of Cryptosporidium species from Equatorial Guinea. Standard laboratory methods were used to identify 35 cryptosporidiosis cases among 185 patients. PCR-RFLP successfully identified 34 Cryptosporidium species from these 35 cases, comprising C. parvum (52.9%), C. hominis (44.1%) and C. meleagridis (2.9%); over 90% of the species were isolated from HIV-positive patients. This is the first report of the molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium species isolated from humans in Equatorial Guinea and shows that zoonotic and anthroponotic transmission is present in this country.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19361831 DOI： 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.02.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg ISSN： 0035-9203 Impact factor: 2.184