Genetic Diversity of Cryptosporidium in Children in an Urban Informal Settlement of Nairobi, Kenya

Globally Cryptosporidium and Giardia species are the most common non-bacterial causes of diarrhoea in children and HIV infected individuals, yet data on their role in paediatric diarrhoea in Kenya remains scant. This study investigated the occurrence of Cryptosporidium species, genotypes and subtype...

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Main Authors: Mbae, Cecilia, Mulinge, Erastus, Waruru, Anthony, Ngugi, Benjamin, Wainaina, James, Kariuki, Samuel
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129295

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