TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 345. Cryptosporidiosis 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. PY - 2011 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e 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. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7031562 ER -