RT Book, Section
A1 Custodio, Haidee
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182904448
T1 Cryptosporidiosis
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182904448
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.  Host  range  is  largely  a  function  of  species,  as  a  given  species  of  parasite  most  efficiently  maintains  infection  within  a  few  species  of  hosts.