Cryptosporidial diarrhea in an immunocompetent adult: role of nitazoxanide
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Cryptosporidial diarrhea in an immunocompetent adult: role of nitazoxanide
Diarrhea caused by Cryptosporidium is most commonly seen in patients with HIV or AIDS or other immunocompromised conditions like diabetes mellitus, or patients on a high dose of steroids or immunosuppressants. The organism is a parasite that infects gastrointestinal epithelium, producing potential life-threatening diarrhea in people with AIDS but usually self-limiting diarrhea in immunocompeten...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2000-9666
DOI: 10.3402/jchimp.v3i3-4.21075