TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Cryptosporidiosis A1 - Custodio, Haidee A2 - Kline, Mark W. PY - 2018 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e 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. Host range is largely a function of species, as a given species of parasite most efficiently maintains infection within a few species of hosts. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182904448 ER -