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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-9-21
pubmed:abstractText
During a 3-month pilot study, we identified ten children with cryptosporidiosis; they all presented with diarrhoea, most also with fever, vomiting and dehydration. For diagnosis, the formalin-acetate concentrate of the stool, and direct smears were stained for oocysts in safranin-methylene blue (S-MB). The negative staining of oocysts in trichrome-stained specimens was indicative and was confirmed by destaining and restaining in S-MB. Constraints contributing to the absence of reports from the Arabian Gulf were the lack of awareness of Cryptosporidium sp. as a cause of diarrhoea in children, inappropriate laboratory diagnostic techniques and, possibly, the initial referral of patients to polyclinics where mild cases may go undetected. Contaminated drinking water and close contact with domestic animals are possible modes of transmission of Cryptosporidium sp. but further studies are recommended to confirm this.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0022-5304
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
249-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Human cryptosporidiosis in the Arabian Gulf: first report of infections in children in Kuwait.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't