RT Book, Section
A1 Barroso II, Luis F.
A1 Guerrant, Richard L.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7031562
T1 Chapter 345. Cryptosporidiosis
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7031562
RD 2024/04/19
AB Cryptosporidium  species  are  tiny  (2–6  μm),  obligate  intracellular  parasites  related  to  other  coccidian  protozoan,  including  Toxoplasma,  Cyclospora,  Isospora,  Plasmodium,  Eimeria,  and  Sarcocystis.Cryptosporidium  species  primarily  infect  the  gastrointestinal  tract  of  a  variety  of  vertebrate  hosts,  including  humans.1  Host  range  is  largely  a  function  of  species,  as  a  given  species  of  parasite  most  efficiently  maintains  infection  within  a  few  species  of  hosts.