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==Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents==
==Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents==
Outline of the Guideline:
Outline of the Guideline:
*[[HIV opportunistic infection cryptosporidiosis: prevention and treatment guidelines #Preventing Exposure|Preventing Exposure]]
*[[HIV opportunistic infection cryptosporidiosis: prevention and treatment guidelines #Treatment Recommendations|Treatment Recommendations]]
*[[HIV opportunistic infection cryptosporidiosis: prevention and treatment guidelines #Preventing Disease|Preventing Disease]]
*[[HIV opportunistic infection cryptosporidiosis: prevention and treatment guidelines #Monitoring and Adverse Events|Monitoring and Adverse Events]]
**[[HIV opportunistic infection cryptosporidiosis: prevention and treatment guidelines #Initiating Primary Prophylaxis|Initiating Primary Prophylaxis]]
**[[HIV opportunistic infection cryptosporidiosis: prevention and treatment guidelines #Discontinuing Primary Prophylaxis|Discontinuing Primary Prophylaxis]]
*[[HIV opportunistic infection cryptosporidiosis: prevention and treatment guidelines #Treatment of Disease|Treatment of Disease]]
*[[HIV opportunistic infection cryptosporidiosis: prevention and treatment guidelines #Monitoring and Adverse Events, Including Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS)|Monitoring and Adverse Events]]
*[[HIV opportunistic infection cryptosporidiosis: prevention and treatment guidelines #Management of Treatment Failure|Management of Treatment Failure]]
*[[HIV opportunistic infection cryptosporidiosis: prevention and treatment guidelines #Management of Treatment Failure|Management of Treatment Failure]]
*[[HIV opportunistic infection cryptosporidiosis: prevention and treatment guidelines #Preventing Recurrence|Preventing Recurrence]]
*[[HIV opportunistic infection cryptosporidiosis: prevention and treatment guidelines #Prevention of Recurrence|Preventing Recurrence]]
*[[HIV opportunistic infection cryptosporidiosis: prevention and treatment guidelines #Discontinuing Secondary Prophylaxis (Chronic Maintenance Therapy)|Discontinuing Secondary Prophylaxis (Chronic Maintenance Therapy)]]
*[[HIV opportunistic infection cryptosporidiosis: prevention and treatment guidelines #Special Considerations During Pregnancy|Special Considerations During Pregnancy]]
*[[HIV opportunistic infection cryptosporidiosis: prevention and treatment guidelines #Special Considerations During Pregnancy|Special Considerations During Pregnancy]]


==Treatment Recommendations==
==Treatment Recommendations==
ART with immune restoration (an increase of CD4+ T lymphocyte count to >100 cells/µL) is associated with resolution of symptoms of enteric microsporidiosis, including that caused by E. bieneusi.<ref name="pmid10795595">{{cite journal |author=Maggi P, Larocca AM, Quarto M, Serio G, Brandonisio O, Angarano G, Pastore G |title=Effect of antiretroviral therapy on cryptosporidiosis and microsporidiosis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 |journal=Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. |volume=19 |issue=3 |pages=213–7 |year=2000 |month=March |pmid=10795595 |doi= |url=http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/10096/bibs/0019003/00190213.htm |accessdate=2012-04-19}}</ref><ref name="pmid9365777">{{cite journal |author=Goguel J, Katlama C, Sarfati C, Maslo C, Leport C, Molina JM |title=Remission of AIDS-associated intestinal microsporidiosis with highly active antiretroviral therapy |journal=AIDS |volume=11 |issue=13 |pages=1658–9 |year=1997 |month=November |pmid=9365777 |doi= |url=http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?issn=0269-9370&volume=11&issue=13&spage=1658 |accessdate=2012-04-19}}</ref><ref name="pmid9598440">{{cite journal |author=Conteas CN, Berlin OG, Speck CE, Pandhumas SS, Lariviere MJ, Fu C |title=Modification of the clinical course of intestinal microsporidiosis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients by immune status and anti-human immunodeficiency virus therapy |journal=Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. |volume=58 |issue=5 |pages=555–8 |year=1998 |month=May |pmid=9598440 |doi= |url=http://www.ajtmh.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=9598440 |accessdate=2012-04-19}}</ref> All patients should be offered ART as part of the initial management of their infection ('''AII'''). Nevertheless, data indicate that microsporidia are suppressed but not eliminated.<ref name="pmid9365777">{{cite journal |author=Goguel J, Katlama C, Sarfati C, Maslo C, Leport C, Molina JM |title=Remission of AIDS-associated intestinal microsporidiosis with highly active antiretroviral therapy |journal=AIDS |volume=11 |issue=13 |pages=1658–9 |year=1997 |month=November |pmid=9365777 |doi=|url=http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?issn=0269-9370&volume=11&issue=13&spage=1658 |accessdate=2012-04-19}}</ref>
ART with immune restoration (an increase of CD4+ T lymphocyte count to >100 cells/µL) is associated with complete resolution of cryptosporidiosis<ref name="pmid11103042">{{cite journal |author=Miao YM, Awad-El-Kariem FM, Franzen C, Ellis DS, Müller A, Counihan HM, Hayes PJ, Gazzard BG |title=Eradication of cryptosporidia and microsporidia following successful antiretroviral therapy |journal=J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=124–9 |year=2000 |month=October |pmid=11103042 |doi= |url=http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?issn=1525-4135&volume=25&issue=2&spage=124 |accessdate=2012-04-20}}</ref><ref name="pmid9457096">{{cite journal |author=Carr A, Marriott D, Field A, Vasak E, Cooper DA |title=Treatment of HIV-1-associated microsporidiosis and cryptosporidiosis with combination antiretroviral therapy |journal=Lancet |volume=351 |issue=9098 |pages=256–61 |year=1998 |month=January |pmid=9457096 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(97)07529-6 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140-6736(97)07529-6 |accessdate=2012-04-20}}</ref>, and all patients with cryptosporidiosis should be offered ART as part of the initial management of their infection ('''AII'''). No consistently effective pharmacologic or immunologic therapy directed specifically against C. parvum exists. Approximately 95 interventional agents have been tried for the treatment of cryptosporidiosis with no consistent success.


No specific therapeutic agent is active against E. bieneusi infection. A controlled clinical trial suggests that E. bieneusi might respond to oral fumagillin (60 mg/day), a water insoluble antibiotic made by Aspergillus fumigatus ('''BII''').<ref name="pmid10930148">{{cite journal |author=Molina JM, Goguel J, Sarfati C, Michiels JF, Desportes-Livage I, Balkan S, Chastang C, Cotte L, Maslo C, Struxiano A, Derouin F, Decazes JM |title=Trial of oral fumagillin for the treatment of intestinal microsporidiosis in patients with HIV infection. ANRS 054 Study Group. Agence Nationale de Recherche sur le SIDA |journal=AIDS |volume=14 |issue=10 |pages=1341–8 |year=2000 |month=July |pmid=10930148 |doi= |url=http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?issn=0269-9370&volume=14&issue=10&spage=1341 |accessdate=2012-04-19}}</ref><ref name="pmid12075057">{{cite journal |author=Molina JM, Tourneur M, Sarfati C, Chevret S, de Gouvello A, Gobert JG, Balkan S, Derouin F |title=Fumagillin treatment of intestinal microsporidiosis |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=346 |issue=25 |pages=1963–9 |year=2002 |month=June |pmid=12075057 |doi=10.1056/NEJMoa012924 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa012924 |accessdate=2012-04-19}}</ref> However, fumagillin is not available for systemic use in the United States. One report indicates that 60 days of nitazoxanide might resolve chronic diarrhea caused by E. bieneusi in the absence of ART.<ref name="pmid10602740">{{cite journal |author=Bicart-Sée A, Massip P, Linas MD, Datry A |title=Successful treatment with nitazoxanide of Enterocytozoon bieneusi microsporidiosis in a patient with AIDS |journal=Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=167–8 |year=2000 |month=January |pmid=10602740 |pmc=89645 |doi= |url= |accessdate=2012-04-19}}</ref> However, the effect might be minimal among patients with low CD4+ T cell counts. Nitazoxanide is approved for use among children and is expected to be approved by the FDA for use among adults.
Paromomycin, a nonabsorbable aminoglycoside that is indicated for the treatment of intestinal amebiasis, is effective in high doses for the treatment of cryptosporidiosis in animal models.<ref name="pmid8556484">{{cite journal |author=Tzipori S, Rand W, Griffiths J, Widmer G, Crabb J |title=Evaluation of an animal model system for cryptosporidiosis: therapeutic efficacy of paromomycin and hyperimmune bovine colostrum-immunoglobulin |journal=Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. |volume=1 |issue=4 |pages=450–63 |year=1994 |month=July |pmid=8556484 |pmc=368287 |doi= |url=http://cvi.asm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=8556484 |accessdate=2012-04-20}}</ref> A meta-analysis of 11 published paromomycin studies in humans reported a response rate of 67%. However, relapse was common in certain studies, with long-term success rates of only 33%. Two randomized controlled trials have compared paromomycin with placebo among patients with AIDS and cryptosporidiosis; modest, but statistically significant improvement in symptoms and oocyst shedding was demonstrated in one, but no difference from placebo was observed in the other.<ref name="pmid11049793">{{cite journal |author=Hewitt RG, Yiannoutsos CT, Higgs ES, Carey JT, Geiseler PJ, Soave R, Rosenberg R, Vazquez GJ, Wheat LJ, Fass RJ, Antoninievic Z, Walawander AL, Flanigan TP, Bender JF |title=Paromomycin: no more effective than placebo for treatment of cryptosporidiosis in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection. AIDS Clinical Trial Group |journal=Clin. Infect. Dis. |volume=31 |issue=4 |pages=1084–92 |year=2000 |month=October |pmid=11049793 |doi=10.1086/318155 |url=http://www.cid.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11049793 |accessdate=2012-04-20}}</ref><ref name="pmid8035029">{{cite journal |author=White AC, Chappell CL, Hayat CS, Kimball KT, Flanigan TP, Goodgame RW |title=Paromomycin for cryptosporidiosis in AIDS: a prospective, double-blind trial |journal=J. Infect. Dis. |volume=170 |issue=2 |pages=419–24 |year=1994 |month=August |pmid=8035029 |doi= |url=http://www.jid.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=8035029 |accessdate=2012-04-20}}</ref> A small open-label study suggested a substantial benefit of paromomycin when used in combination with azithromycin, but few cures were noted.<ref name="pmid9728569">{{cite journal |author=Smith NH, Cron S, Valdez LM, Chappell CL, White AC |title=Combination drug therapy for cryptosporidiosis in AIDS |journal=J. Infect. Dis. |volume=178 |issue=3 |pages=900–3 |year=1998 |month=September |pmid=9728569 |doi= |url=http://www.jid.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=9728569 |accessdate=2012-04-20}}</ref> Therefore, efficacy data do not support a recommendation for the use of paromomycin for therapy, although the drug appears to be safe ('''CIII''').


Albendazole and fumagillin have demonstrated consistent activity against other microsporidia in vitro and in vivo.<ref name="pmid9210681">{{cite journal |author=Didier ES |title=Effects of albendazole, fumagillin, and TNP-470 on microsporidial replication in vitro |journal=Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. |volume=41 |issue=7 |pages=1541–6 |year=1997 |month=July |pmid=9210681 |pmc=163955 |doi= |url=http://aac.asm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=9210681 |accessdate=2012-04-19}}</ref><ref name="pmid9420047">{{cite journal |author=Katiyar SK, Edlind TD |title=In vitro susceptibilities of the AIDS-associated microsporidian Encephalitozoon intestinalis to albendazole, its sulfoxide metabolite, and 12 additional benzimidazole derivatives |journal=Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. |volume=41 |issue=12 |pages=2729–32 |year=1997 |month=December |pmid=9420047 |pmc=164197 |doi= |url=http://aac.asm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=9420047 |accessdate=2012-04-19}}</ref><ref name="pmid9593027">{{cite journal |author=Molina JM, Chastang C, Goguel J, Michiels JF, Sarfati C, Desportes-Livage I, Horton J, Derouin F, Modaï J |title=Albendazole for treatment and prophylaxis of microsporidiosis due to Encephalitozoon intestinalis in patients with AIDS: a randomized double-blind controlled trial |journal=J. Infect. Dis. |volume=177 |issue=5 |pages=1373–7 |year=1998 |month=May |pmid=9593027 |doi= |url=http://www.jid.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=9593027 |accessdate=2012-04-19}}</ref><ref name="pmid9262551">{{cite journal |author=Gritz DC, Holsclaw DS, Neger RE, Whitcher JP, Margolis TP |title=Ocular and sinus microsporidial infection cured with systemic albendazole |journal=Am. J. Ophthalmol. |volume=124 |issue=2 |pages=241–3 |year=1997 |month=August |pmid=9262551 |doi= |url= |accessdate=2012-04-19}}</ref><ref name="pmid8117342">{{cite journal |author=Diesenhouse MC, Wilson LA, Corrent GF, Visvesvara GS, Grossniklaus HE, Bryan RT |title=Treatment of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis with topical fumagillin |journal=Am. J. Ophthalmol. |volume=115 |issue=3 |pages=293–8 |year=1993 |month=March |pmid=8117342 |doi= |url= |accessdate=2012-04-19}}</ref>  
Nitazoxanide, an orally administered nitrothiazole benzamide, has in vivo activity against a broad range of helminths, bacteria, and protozoa, including cryptosporidia.<ref name="pmid11398117">{{cite journal |author=Rossignol JF, Ayoub A, Ayers MS |title=Treatment of diarrhea caused by Cryptosporidium parvum: a prospective randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of Nitazoxanide |journal=J. Infect. Dis. |volume=184 |issue=1 |pages=103–6 |year=2001 |month=July |pmid=11398117 |doi=10.1086/321008 |url=http://www.jid.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11398117 |accessdate=2012-04-20}}</ref><ref name="pmid10326116">{{cite journal |author=Rossignol JF, Hidalgo H, Feregrino M, Higuera F, Gomez WH, Romero JL, Padierna J, Geyne A, Ayers MS |title=A double-'blind' placebo-controlled study of nitazoxanide in the treatment of cryptosporidial diarrhoea in AIDS patients in Mexico |journal=Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. |volume=92 |issue=6 |pages=663–6 |year=1998 |pmid=10326116 |doi= |url= |accessdate=2012-04-20}}</ref><ref name="pmid7768380">{{cite journal |author=Simon DM, Cello JP, Valenzuela J, Levy R, Dickerson G, Goodgame R, Brown M, Lyche K, Fessel WJ, Grendell J |title=Multicenter trial of octreotide in patients with refractory acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated diarrhea |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=108 |issue=6 |pages=1753–60 |year=1995 |month=June |pmid=7768380 |doi= |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0016508595001879 |accessdate=2012-04-20}}</ref> A short-term study among patients with HIV-1 infection documented increased cure rates compared with controls (based on clearance of organisms from stool and reduced rates of diarrhea) among patients with CD4+ T lymphocyte counts >50 cells/µL, but not in those with CD4+ T lymphocyte counts <50 cells/µL.<ref name="pmid10326116">{{cite journal |author=Rossignol JF, Hidalgo H, Feregrino M, Higuera F, Gomez WH, Romero JL, Padierna J, Geyne A, Ayers MS |title=A double-'blind' placebo-controlled study of nitazoxanide in the treatment of cryptosporidial diarrhoea in AIDS patients in Mexico |journal=Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. |volume=92 |issue=6 |pages=663–6 |year=1998 |pmid=10326116 |doi= |url= |accessdate=2012-04-20}}</ref> Available data do not warrant a definite recommendation for use of this agent in this setting, but the drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in children and is expected to be approved for use in adults ('''CIII''').
Albendazole, a benzimidazole that binds to b-tubulin, has activity against many species of microsporidia, but it is not effective for Enterocytozoon infections, although fumagillin has activity in vitro and in vivo.


Albendazole is recommended for initial therapy of intestinal and disseminated (not ocular) microsporidiosis caused by microsporidia other than E. bieneusi ('''AII'''). Itraconazole also might be useful in disseminated disease when combined with albendazole especially in infections caused by Trachipleistophora or Brachiola ('''CIII''').
Treatment of persons with cryptosporidiosis should include symptomatic treatment of diarrhea ('''AIII'''). Rehydration and repletion of electrolyte losses by either the oral or intravenous route is important. Severe diarrhea, which might be >10 L/day among patients with AIDS, often requires intensive support. Aggressive efforts at oral rehydration should be made with oral rehydration solutions that contain glucose, sodium bicarbonate, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus ('''AIII''').


Ocular infections caused by [[microsporidia]] should be treated with [[topical]] Fumidil B (fumagillin bicylohexylammonium) in [[saline]] (to achieve a concentration of 70 mg/mL of fumagillin)('''BII''').
Treatment with antimotility agents can play an important adjunctive role in therapy, but these agents are not consistently effective ('''BIII'''). Loperamide or tincture of opium will often palliate symptoms. Octreotide, a synthetic octapeptide analog of naturally occurring somatostatin that is approved for the treatment of secreting tumor induced diarrhea, is no more effective than other oral antidiarrheal agents, and is generally not recommended ('''DII''').<ref name="pmid7768380">{{cite journal |author=Simon DM, Cello JP, Valenzuela J, Levy R, Dickerson G, Goodgame R, Brown M, Lyche K, Fessel WJ, Grendell J |title=Multicenter trial of octreotide in patients with refractory acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated diarrhea |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=108 |issue=6 |pages=1753–60 |year=1995 |month=June |pmid=7768380 |doi= |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0016508595001879 |accessdate=2012-04-20}}</ref>
 
==Monitoring and Adverse Events==
Albendazole side effects are rare but hypersensitivity ([[rash]], [[pruritis]], [[fever]]), [[neutropenia]] (reversible), CNS effects ([[dizziness]], [[headache]]), gastrointestinal disturbances (abdominal [[pain]], [[diarrhea]], [[nausea]], [[vomiting]]), hair loss (reversible), and elevated [[Liver function tests|hepatic enzymes]] (reversible) have been reported. Albendazole is not [[carcinogenic]] or mutagenic. Topical fumagillin has not been associated with substantial side effects. Oral fumagillin has been associated with [[thrombocytopenia]], which is reversible on stopping the drug.
 
==Management of Treatment Failure==
Supportive treatment and optimizing ART to attempt to achieve full virologic suppression are the only feasible approaches to the management of treatment failure ('''CIII''').
 
==Prevention of Recurrence==
No drug regimens are proven to be effective in preventing the recurrence of cryptosporidiosis.
 
==Special Considerations During Pregnancy==
As with nonpregnant woman, initial treatment efforts should rely on rehydration and initiation of ART. Pregnancy should not preclude the use of ART.
 
==Source==
'''Treating Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents'''. ''Recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association/Infectious Diseases Society of America''<ref name="pmid15841069">{{cite journal |author=Benson CA, Kaplan JE, Masur H, Pau A, Holmes KK |title=Treating opportunistic infections among HIV-infected adults and adolescents: recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association/Infectious Diseases Society of America |journal=MMWR Recomm Rep |volume=53 |issue=RR-15 |pages=1–112 |year=2004 |month=December |pmid=15841069 |doi= |url=http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5315a1.htm |accessdate=2012-04-19}}</ref>
 
==Related Chapters==
 
*[[Cryptosporidiosis]]
*[[Opportunistic infections]]
*[[HIV opportunistic infections]]
*[[HIV opportunistic infection toxoplasma gondii encephalitis: prevention and treatment guidelines]]
*[[HIV opportunistic infection pneumocystis pneumonia: prevention and treatment guidelines]]


==Reference==
==Reference==
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Latest revision as of 18:02, 18 September 2017

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief:, Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [2]

Overview

Cryptosporidiosis is caused by Cryptosporidium species, a group of protozoan parasites that infect the small bowel mucosa, and in immunosuppressed persons, the large bowel and extraintestinal sites. Those at greatest risk for disease are patients with advanced immunosuppression (i.e., CD4+ T lymphocyte counts generally <100 cells/µL)[1] The three most common species infecting humans are C. hominis (formerly C. parvum genotype 1 or human genotype), C. parvum (formerly C. parvum genotype 2 or bovine genotype), and C. meleagridis. In addition, infections with C. canis, C. felis, C. muris, and Cryptosporidium pig genotype have been reported in immunocompromised patients. Preliminary analyses indicate that some zoonotic species might have a stronger association with chronic diarrhea than C. hominis. However, whether the different Cryptosporidium species are associated with differences in severity of disease or response to therapy is unknown.

Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents

Outline of the Guideline:

Treatment Recommendations

ART with immune restoration (an increase of CD4+ T lymphocyte count to >100 cells/µL) is associated with complete resolution of cryptosporidiosis[2][3], and all patients with cryptosporidiosis should be offered ART as part of the initial management of their infection (AII). No consistently effective pharmacologic or immunologic therapy directed specifically against C. parvum exists. Approximately 95 interventional agents have been tried for the treatment of cryptosporidiosis with no consistent success.

Paromomycin, a nonabsorbable aminoglycoside that is indicated for the treatment of intestinal amebiasis, is effective in high doses for the treatment of cryptosporidiosis in animal models.[4] A meta-analysis of 11 published paromomycin studies in humans reported a response rate of 67%. However, relapse was common in certain studies, with long-term success rates of only 33%. Two randomized controlled trials have compared paromomycin with placebo among patients with AIDS and cryptosporidiosis; modest, but statistically significant improvement in symptoms and oocyst shedding was demonstrated in one, but no difference from placebo was observed in the other.[5][6] A small open-label study suggested a substantial benefit of paromomycin when used in combination with azithromycin, but few cures were noted.[7] Therefore, efficacy data do not support a recommendation for the use of paromomycin for therapy, although the drug appears to be safe (CIII).

Nitazoxanide, an orally administered nitrothiazole benzamide, has in vivo activity against a broad range of helminths, bacteria, and protozoa, including cryptosporidia.[8][9][10] A short-term study among patients with HIV-1 infection documented increased cure rates compared with controls (based on clearance of organisms from stool and reduced rates of diarrhea) among patients with CD4+ T lymphocyte counts >50 cells/µL, but not in those with CD4+ T lymphocyte counts <50 cells/µL.[9] Available data do not warrant a definite recommendation for use of this agent in this setting, but the drug has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in children and is expected to be approved for use in adults (CIII).

Treatment of persons with cryptosporidiosis should include symptomatic treatment of diarrhea (AIII). Rehydration and repletion of electrolyte losses by either the oral or intravenous route is important. Severe diarrhea, which might be >10 L/day among patients with AIDS, often requires intensive support. Aggressive efforts at oral rehydration should be made with oral rehydration solutions that contain glucose, sodium bicarbonate, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus (AIII).

Treatment with antimotility agents can play an important adjunctive role in therapy, but these agents are not consistently effective (BIII). Loperamide or tincture of opium will often palliate symptoms. Octreotide, a synthetic octapeptide analog of naturally occurring somatostatin that is approved for the treatment of secreting tumor induced diarrhea, is no more effective than other oral antidiarrheal agents, and is generally not recommended (DII).[10]

Monitoring and Adverse Events

Albendazole side effects are rare but hypersensitivity (rash, pruritis, fever), neutropenia (reversible), CNS effects (dizziness, headache), gastrointestinal disturbances (abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting), hair loss (reversible), and elevated hepatic enzymes (reversible) have been reported. Albendazole is not carcinogenic or mutagenic. Topical fumagillin has not been associated with substantial side effects. Oral fumagillin has been associated with thrombocytopenia, which is reversible on stopping the drug.

Management of Treatment Failure

Supportive treatment and optimizing ART to attempt to achieve full virologic suppression are the only feasible approaches to the management of treatment failure (CIII).

Prevention of Recurrence

No drug regimens are proven to be effective in preventing the recurrence of cryptosporidiosis.

Special Considerations During Pregnancy

As with nonpregnant woman, initial treatment efforts should rely on rehydration and initiation of ART. Pregnancy should not preclude the use of ART.

Source

Treating Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents. Recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association/Infectious Diseases Society of America[11]

Related Chapters

Reference

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  2. Miao YM, Awad-El-Kariem FM, Franzen C, Ellis DS, Müller A, Counihan HM, Hayes PJ, Gazzard BG (2000). "Eradication of cryptosporidia and microsporidia following successful antiretroviral therapy". J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. 25 (2): 124–9. PMID 11103042. Retrieved 2012-04-20. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. Carr A, Marriott D, Field A, Vasak E, Cooper DA (1998). "Treatment of HIV-1-associated microsporidiosis and cryptosporidiosis with combination antiretroviral therapy". Lancet. 351 (9098): 256–61. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(97)07529-6. PMID 9457096. Retrieved 2012-04-20. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. Tzipori S, Rand W, Griffiths J, Widmer G, Crabb J (1994). "Evaluation of an animal model system for cryptosporidiosis: therapeutic efficacy of paromomycin and hyperimmune bovine colostrum-immunoglobulin". Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 1 (4): 450–63. PMC 368287. PMID 8556484. Retrieved 2012-04-20. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  5. Hewitt RG, Yiannoutsos CT, Higgs ES, Carey JT, Geiseler PJ, Soave R, Rosenberg R, Vazquez GJ, Wheat LJ, Fass RJ, Antoninievic Z, Walawander AL, Flanigan TP, Bender JF (2000). "Paromomycin: no more effective than placebo for treatment of cryptosporidiosis in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection. AIDS Clinical Trial Group". Clin. Infect. Dis. 31 (4): 1084–92. doi:10.1086/318155. PMID 11049793. Retrieved 2012-04-20. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
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