Cryptosporidium parvum and its association to risk of malnutrition in school children of Northwest Mexico: 
A brief report

Carmen MarÃ­a Lugo Flores; Jose Luis LÃ³pez Villalobos; Gloria Guadalupe Morales-Figueroa; JuliÃ¡n Esparza Romero; Jose Antonio Ponce Martinez; MartÃ­n Guadalupe LÃ³pez SaÃ±udo; Luis Quihui-Cota

doi:10.5897/IJMMS2013.0968

International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
Language: English
ISSN: 2006-9723
DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
Start Year: 2009
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Cryptosporidium parvum and its association to risk of malnutrition in school children of Northwest Mexico: A brief report

Carmen MarÃa Lugo Flores

Carmen MarÃa Lugo Flores
Departamento de QuÃmico-BiÃ³logo, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, MÃ©xico. C.P. MÃ©xico.
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Jose Luis LÃ³pez Villalobos

Jose Luis LÃ³pez Villalobos
Departamento de QuÃmico-BiÃ³logo, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, MÃ©xico. C.P. MÃ©xico.
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Gloria Guadalupe Morales-Figueroa

Gloria Guadalupe Morales-Figueroa
Departmento de NutriciÃ³n PÃºblica y Salud, CoordinaciÃ³n de NutriciÃ³n, Centro de InvestigaciÃ³n en AlimentaciÃ³n y Desarrollo, A.C. Carretera a la Victoria Km 0.6, Hermosillo Sonora, MÃ©xico.
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JuliÃ¡n Esparza Romero

JuliÃ¡n Esparza Romero
Departmento de NutriciÃ³n PÃºblica y Salud, CoordinaciÃ³n de NutriciÃ³n, Centro de InvestigaciÃ³n en AlimentaciÃ³n y Desarrollo, A.C. Carretera a la Victoria Km 0.6, Hermosillo Sonora, MÃ©xico.
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Jose Antonio Ponce Martinez

Jose Antonio Ponce Martinez
Departmento de NutriciÃ³n PÃºblica y Salud, CoordinaciÃ³n de NutriciÃ³n, Centro de InvestigaciÃ³n en AlimentaciÃ³n y Desarrollo, A.C. Carretera a la Victoria Km 0.6, Hermosillo Sonora, MÃ©xico.
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MartÃn Guadalupe LÃ³pez SaÃ±udo

MartÃn Guadalupe LÃ³pez SaÃ±udo
ClÃnica San JosÃ©, Laboratorio de AnÃ¡lisis ClÃnicos, Hermosillo Sonora, MÃ©xico. C.P.
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Luis Quihui-Cota

Luis Quihui-Cota
Departmento de NutriciÃ³n PÃºblica y Salud, CoordinaciÃ³n de NutriciÃ³n, Centro de InvestigaciÃ³n en AlimentaciÃ³n y Desarrollo, A.C. Carretera a la Victoria Km 0.6, Hermosillo Sonora, MÃ©xico.
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Article Number - C1154BD40970
Vol.5(11), pp. 471-475 , November 2013
https://doi.org/10.5897/IJMMS2013.0968

Accepted: 07 October 2013
Published: 16 November 2013

Abstract

High prevalence of malnutrition and cryptosporidiosis has been found in Mexican children, although Mexican studies on cryptosporidiosis are limited. The objective was to determine the prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum and to establish its association with the nutritional status in school children of Northwestern Mexico. A total of 321 school children of 6 to 13 years old participated in the study. Weight-for-age, height-for-age, and body mass index for age (BMI/A) Z scores were calculated. Enzyme linked immuno-absorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect fecal antigens of C. parvum. The overall prevalence of C. parvum was 39.3%. C. parvum-infected children were more likely to be at risk of malnutrition than C. parvum-free children. Cryptosporidiosis may be a risk factor for children malnutrition in Northwestern Mexico.

Key words: Cryptosporidium parvum, malnutrition, school children, Mexico.

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