Cryptosporidium muris Infection in an HIV-Infected Adult, Kenya

Cryptosporidium muris Infection in an HIV-Infected Adult, Kenya

We describe a case of Cryptosporidium muris infection in an HIV-infected adult with diarrhea in Kenya. Sequence analysis of an 840-bp region of the 18S rRNA gene locus demonstrated the isolate had 100% nucleotide identity with C. muris recovered from a rock hyrax, 98.8% with a C. muris “calf” isolat...

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Main Authors: Wangeci Gatei, Richard W. Ashford, Nicholas J. Beeching, S. Kang'ethe Kamwati, Julie Greensill, C. Anthony Hart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
C. muris
Cryptosporidium
genotypes
human infection
Kenya
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/2/01-0256_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/2/01-0256_article

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