Acute enterocolitis in a human being infected with the protozoan Cryptosporidium

A 3-year-old child with severe acute self-limited enterocolitis was found on rectal biopsy to be infected with the protozoal parasite Cryptosporidium. This organism is known to infect a variety of vertebrates, but this is the first report of infection by Cryptosporidium in a human being. Both light...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) N.Y. 1943), 1976-04, Vol.70 (4), p.592-598
Hauptverfasser:	Nime, F A, Burek, J D, Page, D L, Holscher, M A, Yardley, J H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Apicomplexa Child, Preschool Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - etiology Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - microbiology Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - pathology Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Protozoan Infections - complications Protozoan Infections - microbiology Protozoan Infections - pathology Rectum - pathology
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