Use of paromomycin for treatment of cryptosporidiosis in a cat.
Cryptosporidium oocysts were found in the feces of a 6-month-old female cat with persistent diarrhea. The oocysts disappeared from the feces immediately after treatment with paromomycin (165 mg/kg of body weight, PO, for 5 days), and the diarrhea eventually resolved.
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Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
Jamrosz
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Hornbuckle
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Bowman
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Fayer
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D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002415:Cats; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D010303:Paromomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D010303:Paromomycin