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Cryptosporidiosis Among Children Attending Al-Nasser Pediatric Hospital, Gaza, Palestine, Adnan Ibrahim Al-Hindi, Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Kamal Jad Allah Elnabris

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Aim: The present study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of cryptosporidiosis in patients with diarrhea who attended Al-Nasser Pediatric Hospital in Gaza. Materials and Methods: From January to May 2005, single stool specimens from each of 416 children attending Al-Nasser Hospital were examined by Ziehl Neelsen (ZN) stain and ELISA for the presence of Cryptosporidium oocysts. Results: Cryptosporidium oocysts were detected in 62 (14.9%) of the tested specimens by acid-fast staining technique and in 68 (16.3%) using ELISA kit. The number of infected females was found to be significantly higher than males (P = 0.03). The highest number of …