ArticleGut pathogens2025
Molecular confirmation of Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora species in children with acute diarrhoea in Quindio region, Colombia.
Article in Gut pathogens, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.
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- First molecular detection and characterization ofIDCases · 2026Article
- Development of a field-deployable RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a assay for the detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis in human feces.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- Rodent-Borne Parasites and Human Disease: A Growing Public Health Concern.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Correction: Molecular confirmation of Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora species in children with acute diarrhoea in Quindio region, Colombia.Gut pathogens · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere are no reports with molecular confirmation of Cryptosporidium spp. and Cyclospora spp. in children consulting the emergency service due to diarrhoea in Colombia.
methodsA descriptive study was performed on 137 children who visited the Hospital San Juan de Dios Emergency Service in Armenia between April 1 and 31, 2022. Questionnaires and sampling were performed to identify parasites in the faecal samples. Fresh preparations were prepared with 1% iodine, and a modified Ziehl-Neelsen stain was used to identify pathogenic intestinal protozoa (Cryptosporidium spp. and Cyclospora spp.). PCR and sequencing of positive samples were performed to confirm infection.
resultsThe prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. infection in children was 19,7%, and that of Cyclospora spp. was 10,9%. 59,2% of the children with cryptosporidiosis and 66,6% of the children with cyclosporiasis were hospitalized. PCR for Cryptosporidium spp. was positive in six of 28 (21%) samples and for Cyclospora in 11 of 15 (73%) samples. Cyclospora spp. SSU rRNA DNA sequences clustered 10 samples nearest to lineage A, two with lineage B, and one with lineage C.
conclusionsCryptosporidiosis and cyclosporiasis are common in children with acute diarrhoea when consulting emergency services, and their search should be performed systematically.
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