HIV opportunistic infection cryptosporidiosis: prevention and treatment guidelines

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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]

Reference

  1. ↑ Flanigan T, Whalen C, Turner J, Soave R, Toerner J, Havlir D, Kotler D (1992). "Cryptosporidium infection and CD4 counts". Ann. Intern. Med. 116 (10): 840–2. PMID 1348918. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)


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