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Cryptosporidium

Profuse watery diarrhoea for 48 hours. Very common cause of diarrhoea.

Cryptosporidium

 

·        Common protozoan parasite

·        Profuse watery diarrhoea for 48 hours.  Very common cause of diarrhoea.

·        Severe and persisting cases in AIDS

·        Diagnosis: Stool microscopy with ZN stain for acid fast cysts

·        Treatment: Paromomycin (an oral, non-absorbable aminoglycoside) has some efficacy

 

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