Microsatellite Typing of Cryptosporidium parvum in Isolates from a Waterborne Outbreak

摘要

A recent study reported microsatellite subtyping of isolates from cases in five drinking water outbreaks (3) but lacked patient specific exposure data, which prevented the demonstration of the full value of subtyping in outbreak investigation. We report the use of multilocus microsatellite subtyping to investigate an outbreak of drinking-water-associated cryptosporidi-osis in the northwest of England which affected residents during April and May 2000 and in which exposure data were available.