Cryptosporidium meleagridis infection: the first report in Poland of its occurrence in an HIV-positive woman

نویسندگان

  • Maria Wesołowska
  • Beata Szostakowska
  • Marta Kicia
  • Bohumil Sak
  • Martin Kvac
  • Brygida Knysz
چکیده

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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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Annals of parasitology

دوره 62 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016