Cryptosporidiosis in children less than three years old in Ciliwung Riverside, Kampung Melayu Village, Jakarta, Indonesia
Keywords:
cryptosporidium, children, prevalence, risk factor, clinical manifestations
Abstract
Background Cryptosporidium infection is often found in children,especially children below three years old. Many risk factors can
affect cryptosporidiosis prevalence. At this moment, the prevalence
and risk factors of cryptosporidiosis in children in Jakarta are
unknown.
Objectives To determine the cryptosporidiosis prevalence, clinical
manifestations, and risk factors in children below three years old.
Methods This cross sectional study involved 474 subjects between
the age of 0 to 35 months in Ciliwung riverside, Kampung Melayu
village, from December 2005 until April 2006. Stool specimens
were examined using modified acid-fast staining. Nutritional status
was measured based on actual body weight over ideal body weight
ratio (NCHS-CDC 2000).
Results Cryptosporidium cysts were found in stool sample of 10/
474 subject (2.1%). Most of the cases used ground water as a
source for drinking and washing. All positive cases lived in houses
with bad sanitation, flooded house and 9/10 cases had a crowded
household. Cat and mice were the two most frequently found
animals around the house. We found five asymptomatic cases and
all of the cases were undernourished.
Conclusions The prevalence of cryptosporidiosis in this study is
2.1%. Due to small number of cases no risk factor could be
identified. Use of groundwater as a water source, bad sanitation,
cat and mice around the house, flooded house, crowded household
and undernourishment might be related to cryptosporidiosis
prevalence. Half of the infected children were asymptomatic.
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Southern Indians. Trop Med Int Health 1998;3:70-5.
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editor. Textbook of Gastroenterology and Nutrition in
Infancy. 2 nd edition. New York: Raven Press; 1989. p. 1135-
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http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cryptosporidiosis/
default.htm.
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surveillance - United States 1999-2002. (Cited on 2005
August 8 th ). Available from: url: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/
preview/mmwrhtml/ss5401a1.htm.
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http://biology.kenyon.edu/slonc/bio38/hannahs/crypto.
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cryptosporidiosis in Anhui province China. World J
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Soetomenggolo H, Firmansyah A, Kurniawan A, Trihono P. Cryptosporidiosis in children less than three years old in Ciliwung Riverside, Kampung Melayu Village, Jakarta, Indonesia. PI [Internet]. 1May2008 [cited 19Apr.2024];48(2):99-03. Available from: https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/486
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