Cryptosporidium ubiquitum in Venezuela: First report in a paediatric patient with acute diarrhoea

Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2016 Feb;34(2):142-3. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2015.05.010. Epub 2015 Jun 27.

Authors

María Alejandra Blanco¹, Aida de Lucio², Isabel Fuentes², David Carmena³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Bioanalyses, University of Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela.
² Parasitology Service, National Centre for Microbiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
³ Parasitology Service, National Centre for Microbiology, Carlos III Institute of Health, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: dacarmena@isciii.es.

PMID: 26130311
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2015.05.010

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cryptosporidiosis / diagnosis*
Cryptosporidium / isolation & purification*
Diarrhea / parasitology*
Feces
Humans
Infant
Male
Venezuela