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Unusual cryptosporidiosis cases in Swedish patients: extended molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium viatorum and Cryptosporidium chipmunk genotype I.
Parasitology - 1 Dec 2013
Lebbad Marianne, Beser Jessica, Insulander Mona, Karlsson Lillemor, Mattsson Jens G, Svenungsson Bo, Axén Charlotte
Abstract excerpt
Most human cases of cryptosporidiosis are caused by Cryptosporidium parvum or Cryptosporidium hominis, but the use of molecular diagnostic methods has revealed that several other less common species or genotypes can also be involved. Here, we describe two unusual causes of cryptosporidiosis, one being the recently described species Cryptosporidium viatorum and the other Cryptosporidium chipmunk genotype I. Two...
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