Secondary transmission of cryptosporidiosis associated with well water consumption: two case studies

Secondary transmission of cryptosporidiosis associated with well water consumption: two case studies

Abstract: Cryptosporidiosis is a very prominent disease in the field of public health, and usually causes diarrhea. We describe two immunocompetent patients who presented with chronic diarrhea that was ultimately found to be caused by continuous exposure to well water contaminated with the microbial...

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Main Authors: Natania Carol Cavalcante Rezende, Camila Loredana Pereira Alves Madeira Bezerra, Jéssica Jacinto Salviano de Almeida, Tatiane Uetti Gomes Fernandes, Kleber Giovanni Luz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2016-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Cryptosporidium spp
Well water
Diarrhea.
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