Abstract
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" isolate, 95.5% with C. serpentis, but only 87.8% with C. parvum "human" type.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / complications
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / parasitology*
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Adult
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Animals
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Cryptosporidiosis / complications
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Cryptosporidiosis / diagnosis*
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Cryptosporidiosis / parasitology*
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Cryptosporidium / genetics
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Cryptosporidium / isolation & purification*
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Diarrhea / parasitology
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Humans
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Kenya
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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RNA, Protozoan / isolation & purification
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Sequence Analysis, RNA