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Cryptosporidiosis in Kuwaiti children: seasonality and endemicity
J. Iqbal, P.R. Hira, F. Al-Ali, R. Philip Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 7, Issue 5, Pages (May 2001) DOI: /j x x Copyright © 2001 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
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Figure 1 Fecal smear stained with modified safranin-methylene blue stain (SM-B). The stain gives sufficient color contrast to permit screening even at low magnification. Typical Cryptosporium oocysts, 4-6 μm in diameter, stained bright pink, usually within a clear halo, are visible. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2001 7, DOI: ( /j x x) Copyright © 2001 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
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Figure 2 Prevalence (%) of cryptosporidiosis cases in children with diarrhea by age during the period September 1995 to August The numbers of stool specimens examined is given on top of each bar. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2001 7, DOI: ( /j x x) Copyright © 2001 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
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Figure 3 Seasonal prevalence of cryptosporidiosis in children during September 1995 to August The distribution of the study sample is given on top of each bar. The maximum number of cases recorded were during the winter-spring season (between January and April). Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2001 7, DOI: ( /j x x) Copyright © 2001 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
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