Abstract
Context
Cryptosporidium spp. is a zoonotic infection, now being recognized as a significant cause of diarrhea in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. However, there still exist significant knowledge gaps in its estimated global burden, epidemiology, diagnosis and management.
Evidence acquisition
A semi-systematic search was performed across PubMed to select studies on epidemiological burden of cryptosporidium diarrhea using the following keywords- [‘crytosporidiosis’ OR ‘cryptosporidium’] AND [‘diarrhea’ OR ‘diarrhoea’]. Articles were included if participants were ‘Humans’, belonged to pediatric (0-18 y) age group, and were published after 1990. The results were compiled separately for acute and persistent diarrhea.
Results
Cryptosporidium spp is commonly detected in stools of both cases (acute/persistent diarrhea) and asymptomatic controls. The prevalence is higher in children with diarrhea than non-diarrheal controls (1.7-35% vs 0.3-15%); varying widely across different studies. The positivity rate is higher in younger children (<2 years) suffering from diarrhea. The main symptoms associated with cryptosporidiosis include fever, vomiting and abdominal pain with propensity for prolonged duration of diarrhea. It predisposes to malnutrition, which is also a risk factor for cryptosporidiosis. The prevalence is higher in HIV positive patients; certain socio-demographic factors play a more important role than mere geographical distribution for infection.
Conclusions
The high positivity rates during both acute and persistent diarrhea highlights the need to suspect this infection even in immunocompetent children.
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Dabas, A., Shah, D., Bhatnagar, S. et al. Epidemiology of cryptosporidium in pediatric diarrheal illnesses. Indian Pediatr 54, 299–309 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-017-1093-3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-017-1093-3