Cryptosporidiumas a common cause of childhood diarrhoea in Italy

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SUMMARY: Cryptosporidiumoocysts were observed in the stools of 9 (7·2%) of 124 Italian children with diarrhoea, examined during the period 1 January—31 December 1984. In two children, the parasite was associated with other enteric pathogens. The duration of diarrhoea was 2–30 days, with a median of 6 days. In all cases the infection was self limiting. The mean age of theCryptosporidium-positive children was 34 months, and all cases occurred in the warm season.Cryptosporidiumwas found to be the third most common enteric pathogen after rotavirus andSalmonellaspp.