Shepherd R C, Sinha G P, Reed C L, Russell F E
Department of Paediatrics, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, Scotland.
Scott Med J. 1988 Dec;33(6):365-8. doi: 10.1177/003693308803300606.
During the two years 1986 and 1987 83 cases of cryptosporidiosis were identified by the finding of oocysts in the faecal samples submitted to a single microbiology laboratory. There were 58 children and 25 adults. Cryptosporidiosis was the commonest cause of gastrointestinal infection identified in children and the third commonest overall. Spring and autumn peaks were identified. The main symptoms were diarrhoea (median 10 days), vomiting (median seven days), abdominal pain (median seven days) and fever (median three days). A variety of other less common symptoms were noted including reactive arthritis. Three cases occurred during late pregnancy and the puerperium. Contact tracing supported both person-to-person transmission and an animal origin for cases within the group. Cryptosporidiosis is shown to be an important cause of traveller's diarrhoea. The incubation period was from two to 11 days.
在1986年和1987年这两年间，一家微生物实验室通过对粪便样本中卵囊的检测，确诊了83例隐孢子虫病病例。其中有58名儿童和25名成人。隐孢子虫病是儿童胃肠道感染最常见的病因，在所有病因中位列第三。已确定存在春秋季发病高峰。主要症状为腹泻（中位数为10天）、呕吐（中位数为7天）、腹痛（中位数为7天）和发热（中位数为3天）。还发现了多种其他不太常见的症状，包括反应性关节炎。有3例发生在妊娠晚期和产褥期。接触者追踪表明，该群体中的病例存在人传人传播以及动物源性传播。隐孢子虫病被证明是旅行者腹泻的一个重要病因。潜伏期为2至11天。
