Cryptosporidium andersoni as a novel predominant Cryptosporidium species in outpatients with diarrhea in Jiangsu Province, China

Table 1 The seasonal distribution of cryptosporidiosis in diarrhea outpatients in the Danyang hospital of Jiangsu province from February 2012 to January 2013

Season	No. specimens	No. positive(%)	Species
Season	No. specimens	No. positive(%)	C. andersoni	C. hominis
Spring	32	1(3.1)	0	1
Summer	99	5(5.1)	5	0
Autumn	55	16(29.1)^b	15	1
Winter	46	1(2.2)	1	0
Total	232	23(9.9)^a	21	2

NOTE. All specimens were collected from February 2012 to January 2013 (divided into four seasons) and Cryptosporidium species were detected by the SSU rRNA gene analysis.
^aThe prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection.
^bData from autumn show a significant difference compared with those of other seasons (χ² = 9.753, p <0.05).

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