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SUBMITTER: Bartelt LA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3771295 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bartelt Luther A LA Sevilleja Jesus Emmanuel JE Barrett Leah J LJ Warren Cirle A CA Guerrant Richard L RL Bessong Pascal O PO Dillingham Rebecca R Samie Amidou A
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20130708 3
A seroepidemiological study was performed to determine the seroprevalence of Cryptosporidium in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults and local university students in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. Using a custom anti-C. parvum immunoglobulin G (IgG) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), the seroprevalence of Cryptosporidium was found to be significantly higher (75.3%; 146 of 193) in HIV-infected individuals compared with student volunteers (32.8%; 19 of 58) (P < 0.001). A ...[more]