Cryptosporidium meleagridis infection: the first report in Poland of its occurrence in an HIV-positive woman
Language English Country Poland Media electronic
Document type Case Reports, Journal Article
PubMed
27770764
DOI
10.17420/ap6203.58
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Cryptosporidium meleagridis, HIV, AIDS, opportunistic parasites, immunocompromised patients,
- MeSH
- Cryptosporidium classification MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Fatal Outcome MeSH
- Feces parasitology MeSH
- HIV Infections complications drug therapy epidemiology MeSH
- Cryptosporidiosis complications epidemiology parasitology MeSH
- Anti-HIV Agents therapeutic use MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections epidemiology parasitology MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Case Reports MeSH
- Geographicals
- Poland epidemiology MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Anti-HIV Agents MeSH
Cryptosporidium is an opportunistic protozoan parasite that can cause severe diarrhoea in immunocompromised patients. The transmission of this pathogen in humans and animals is not fully understood. C. meleagridis, originally described in birds, is the only Cryptosporidium species known to naturally infect mammalian and avian species. This study documents the first detection of C. meleagridis in an HIV-infected woman in Poland.
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