Significantly higher occurrence of Cryptosporidium infection in Roma children compared with non-Roma children in Slovakia

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60076658:12220/14:43887577

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-014-2082-2" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-014-2082-2</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-014-2082-2" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10096-014-2082-2</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Significantly higher occurrence of Cryptosporidium infection in Roma children compared with non-Roma children in Slovakia

Original language description

Cryptosporidiosis is considered to be a widespread world zoonosis. The occurrence of Cryptosporidium species was investigated in Roma children in a district of Eastern Slovakia and, at the same time, also in children of non-Roma parents. In total, 103 children (54 boys and 49 girls) between 0 and 14 years of age were involved in this study. Fifty-three were Roma children and 50 children represented a non-Roma control group. Fecal samples were examined: immunologically [enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) test to prove antigen in the feces] and by molecular analysis [nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR)]. After the sequencing of the PCR, the products were identified as species of Cryptosporidium muris. Based on the results, the relative risk (RR) of the Cryptosporidium infection occurrence was calculated and we came to the conclusion that the risk of Cryptosporidium infection was almost 12 times higher in the Roma children compared to the non-Roma children.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EB - Genetics and molecular biology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2014

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

ISSN

0934-9723

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

33

Issue of the periodical within the volume

8

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

1401-1406

UT code for WoS article

000338723600015

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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