Cryptosporidium

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