TY - JOUR T1 - Presence of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Fresh Vegetables. AU - Monge,Rafael, AU - Chinchilla,Misael, PY - 2019/6/5/entrez PY - 1996/2/1/pubmed PY - 1996/2/1/medline KW - KW - Costa Rica KW - Fresh vegetables KW - fecal coliforms SP - 202 EP - 203 JF - Journal of food protection JO - J Food Prot VL - 59 IS - 2 N2 - In Costa Rica, a total of 640 samples from eight different vegetables used for raw consumption were analyzed for the presence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts, fecal coliforms, and Escherichia coli . Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts were found in 5.0% (4 samples) of cilantro leaves, 8.7% (7 samples) of cilantro roots and 2.5% (2 samples) of lettuce samples. A 1.2% contamination rate was detected in samples of other vegetables (radish, tomato, cucumbers and carrot). Oocysts of this parasite were absent from cabbage. A greater percentage of positive samples was found during the rainy season, and only in cilantro roots and lettuce was a positive linear correlation (P < 0.05) established between the presence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts and fecal coliforms and E. coli . SN - 1944-9097 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/31158995/Presence_of_Cryptosporidium_Oocysts_in_Fresh_Vegetables_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -