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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Sporadic Cryptosporidium infection in Nigerian children: Risk factors with species identification
Epidemiology and Infection, Volume 139, No. 6, Year 2011
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Description
A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate risk factors for sporadic Cryptosporidium infection in a paediatric population in Nigeria. Of 692 children, 134 (19·4%) were infected with Cryptosporidium oocysts. Cryptosporidium spp. were identified in 49 positive samples using PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism and direct sequencing of the glycoprotein60 (GP60) gene. Generalized linear mixed-effects models were used to identify risk factors for all Cryptosporidium infections, as well as for C. hominis and C. parvum both together and separately. Risk factors identified for all Cryptosporidium infections included malaria infection and a lack of Ascaris infection. For C. hominis infections, stunting and younger age were highlighted as risk factors, while stunting and malaria infection were identified as risk factors for C. parvum infection. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010.
Authors & Co-Authors
Molloy, Síle F.
Ireland, Dublin
Trinity College Dublin
Tanner, C. J.
Ireland, Dublin
Trinity College Dublin
Kirwan, Patrick
Ireland, Dublin
Trinity College Dublin
Asaolu, Samuel O.
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Nhs Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Smith, Huw Vaughan
Nigeria, Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University
Nichols, Rosely Angela Bergamin
Nigeria, Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University
Connelly, L.
Nigeria, Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University
Holland, Celia V.
Ireland, Dublin
Trinity College Dublin
Statistics
Citations: 31
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S0950268810001998
ISSN:
09502688
e-ISSN:
14694409
Research Areas
Food Security
Genetics And Genomics
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Nigeria