Burden of diarrhea, hospitalization and mortality due to cryptosporidial infections in Indian children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cryptosporidium spp. is a common, but under-reported cause of childhood diarrhea throughout the world, especially in developing countries. A comprehensive estimate of the burden of cryptosporidiosis in resource-poor settings is not available.

Methodology/principal findings

We used published and unpublished studies to estimate the burden of diarrhea, hospitalization and mortality due to cryptosporidial infections in Indian children. Our estimates suggest that annually, one in every 6-11 children <2 years of age will have an episode of cryptosporidial diarrhea, 1 in every 169-633 children will be hospitalized and 1 in every 2890-7247 children will die due to cryptosporidiosis. Since there are approximately 42 million children <2 years of age in India, it is estimate

SUBMITTER: Sarkar R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4109911 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature