Abstract
Over a one year period, 807 faecal samples from children (0-12 years) were submitted for routine microbiological examination and screening for Cryptosporidium oocysts. A Phenol-auramine stain was used and putative oocysts were measured afler confirmatory staining with the modified Ziehl Neelsen method. Cryptosporidium were identified in 16 (1.9%) of the samples, and was the third most common enteropathogen after Giardio lamlia (6.0%) and Entomoeba histolytica/dispar (2.3 %). With the exception of two patients with underlying immunodeficiency disorders, all were immunocompetent. No cases of Cryprosporidium were diagnosed during the hottest months of May and June.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/2075-0528.1151
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 1(1), 59-62
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Windsor, J. J., El-Shafie, S., Al-Toqui, S., & F. (2025). Cryptosporidiosis in Children from the Sultanate of Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 1(1), 59-62. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1151
MLA 9
Windsor, J J., et al. "Cryptosporidiosis in Children from the Sultanate of Oman." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2025, pp. 59-62. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1151.
Chicago (author–date)
Windsor, J J., S El-Shafie, S Al-Toqui, and F. 2025. "Cryptosporidiosis in Children from the Sultanate of Oman." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 1 (1): 59-62. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1151.
Harvard
Windsor, J. J., El-Shafie, S., Al-Toqui, S. and F. (2025) 'Cryptosporidiosis in Children from the Sultanate of Oman', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 1(1), pp. 59-62. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1151.
Vancouver
Windsor JJ, El-Shafie S, Al-Toqui S, F.. Cryptosporidiosis in Children from the Sultanate of Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;1(1):59-62. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1151
IEEE
J. J. Windsor, S. El-Shafie, S. Al-Toqui, and F., "Cryptosporidiosis in Children from the Sultanate of Oman," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 59-62, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.1151.