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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2005, p. 5298-5300, Vol. 43, No. 10
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.10.5298-5300.2005
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Changes in Serum Immunoglobulin G Levels as a Marker for Cryptosporidium sp. Infection in Peruvian Children

Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia,¹ Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health and Hygiene, Baltimore, Maryland,² Asociación Benéfica Proyectos en Informática, Salud, Medicina y Agricultura (PRISMA), Lima, Peru,³ Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru,⁴ Atlanta Research and Education Foundation, Decatur, Georgia,⁵ Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona⁶

Received 21 March 2005/ Returned for modification 3 June 2005/ Accepted 4 August 2005

In a retrospective analysis, we assessed the usefulness of two serologic enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays as epidemiologic tools for the detection of cryptosporidiosis episodes in children from a Peruvian community. The incidence rate determined by the serologic assay was higher than the rate determined by stool microscopy (0.77 versus 0.41 infection/child-year of surveillance).

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