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Cryptosporidium muris: infectivity and illness in healthy adult volunteers.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jan 2015
Chappell Cynthia L, Okhuysen Pablo C, Langer-Curry Rebecca C, Lupo Philip J, Widmer Giovanni, Tzipori Saul
Abstract excerpt
Although Cryptosporidium parvum and C. hominis cause the majority of human cryptosporidiosis cases, other Cryptosporidium species are also capable of infecting humans, particularly when individuals are immunocompromised. Ten C. muris cases have been reported, primarily in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -positive patients with diarrhea. However, asymptomatic cases were reported in two HIV-negative children,...
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