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Currently many molecular and immunological assays have been developed for the sensitive diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis, but still, the microscopic detection of the parasitic infective stage (oocysts) in stool specimens using modified acid stain is regarded as a reliable sensitive technique which is widely used in many clinical labs. In the present study, a total of 133 stool samples were collected from hemodialysis patients and were screened for Cryptosporidium oocyst using formalin-ether concentration and modified acid-fast staining technique. Clinical and demographic data were also collected and analyzed. Cryptosporidium oocysts were recovered in 15\/133 (11%) of the investigated hemodialysis patients. The age of patients ranged from 25 to 80 years (mean: 57.84 \u00b1 12.22). Most of the Cryptosporidium-positive cases were recovered from males (73.7%) residing in rural villages in Irbid city (86.6%). The most repeatedly reported symptoms in the Cryptosporidium-positive patients were gastrointestinal symptoms, including diarrhea (15%), nausea (24%), abdominal pain (23%) and bloating (17%), in addition to general fatigue (32%) and weight loss (19%). No statistically significant associations for certain clinical symptoms or risk factors were found. The present study is the first preliminary study in Jordan that provided a brief screening for the incidence of cryptosporidiosis among hemodialysis patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/tropicalmed4040131","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,10,18]],"date-time":"2019-10-18T11:24:15Z","timestamp":1571397855000},"page":"131","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Cryptosporidiosis among Hemodialysis Patients in Jordan: First Preliminary Screening Surveillance"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"4","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9960-4290","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"AbdelRahman M.","family":"Zueter","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13133, Jordan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nawal S.","family":"Hijjawi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13133, Jordan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Khaled N.","family":"Hamadeneh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nephrology Department, King Hussein Medical Center, Amman 11118, Jordan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maysa M.","family":"Al-Sheyab","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Microbiology Department, Prince Rashed Bin AL-Hassan Military Hospital, Irbid 21110, Jordan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Amal M.","family":"Hatamleh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Hematology Department, Prince Rashed Bin AL-Hassan Military Hospital, Irbid 21110, Jordan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,10,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1667","DOI":"10.1017\/S0031182014001085","article-title":"Cryptosporidium species in humans and animals: Current understanding and research needs","volume":"141","author":"Ryan","year":"2014","journal-title":"Parasitology"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"99","DOI":"10.4103\/2229-5070.138537","article-title":"Evaluation of different modifications of acid-fast staining techniques and stool enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in detecting fecal Cryptosporidium in diarrheic HIV seropositive and seronegative patients","volume":"4","author":"Parghi","year":"2014","journal-title":"Trop. 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