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Cryptosporidium — Biology and Diagnosis

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Infections in the Immunocompromised Host

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 202))

Abstract

Cryptosporidium species, a minute coccidial protozoan, is a widely publicized causative agent of diarrheal infections in both immunocompromised1–6 and noncompromised hosts7–12.

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    Pearl Ma (Chief of Microbiology)

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  2. Cooper Hospital, University Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey, USA

    Alan Evangelista

  3. Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA

    James Poupard

  4. Rolling Hill Hospital, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA

    Eileen Hinks

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Ma, P. (1986). Cryptosporidium — Biology and Diagnosis. In: Actor, P., Evangelista, A., Poupard, J., Hinks, E. (eds) Infections in the Immunocompromised Host. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 202. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1259-8_10

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