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SUBMITTER: Taghipour N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3279909 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Taghipour N N Nazemalhosseini-Mojarad E E Haghighi A A Rostami-Nejad M M Romani S S Keshavarz A A Alebouyeh M M Zali Mr M
Iranian journal of parasitology 20111201 4
<h4>Background</h4>Cryptosporidium is a worldwide protozoan parasite and one of the most common causes of infection and diarrhea in humans and cattle. The aim of the present study was determination of subtypes of Cryptosporidium among children with diarrhea in Tehran by sequence analysis of the highly polymorphic 60-kDa glycoprotein (GP60) gene.<h4>Methods</h4>Fecal samples were collected from 794 diarrheic children. Initial identification of Cryptosporidium was carried out on stool samples by Z ...[more]