title: Use of paromomycin for treatment of cryptosporidiosis in a cat.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Barr
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Jamrosz
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Hornbuckle
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Bowman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fayer
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D010303:Paromomycin