Acute diarrhoea caused by cryptosporidium

ABSTRACT

A total of 1.734 stool specimens from diarrhoea patients aged from 2 to 15 year old were examined by wet-mount and acid fast staining techniques for detection of Cryptosporidium. The parasites were found in 49 specimens, the proportion of positive cases was 2.82%, which was significant difference from those seen in the control group (n=400) with its proportion of 0.75% (p < 0.05). The majority of cases were found in children aged from 6 to 13 years old. The peaks of infection were seen in January, June - July.