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

Table 2 Feature distribution of Cryptosporidium spp. and subtype in Danyang hospital of Jiangsu province from February 2012 to January 2013

Feature	No. samples	No. positive(%)	C. andersoni(%)	C. hominis
Cases	232	23 (9.9)	21 (91.3)	2 (8.7)
Age category(yr) ^a
Infants (<5 years), n (% )	66	7 (10.7)	7 (33.3)	0
Children (5-12 years), n (%)	6	0 (0. 0)	0	0
Youths (13-19 years), n (%)	10	1 (10.0)	1 (4.8)	0
Adults (20-49), n (%)	78	6 (7.7)	5 (23.8)	1
Elderly (50 years up), n (%)	72	9 (12.5)	8 (38.1)	1
Gender
Female	94	5 (5.3)	4 (19.1)	1 (50.0%)
Male	138	18 (13.0)	17 (81.0)	1 (50.0%)
Infection episode
Duration of diarrhea, days	4	3	2^b	4
Frequency of diarrhea, times	6	5	5	3.5

NOTE. All specimens were detected by the SSU rRNA gene analysis of Cryptosporidium species. ^aThere was no significant difference in the prevalence of Cryptosporidium among all age categories (χ² = 1.666, p >0.05). ^bStatistically significant at p <0.01 with C. andersoni infection (n =21) vs. C. hominis infection (n =2).

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