An outbreak of hospital-acquired cryptosporidiosis.
Cryptosporidium is a common cause of acute, self-limiting gastroenteritis in otherwise healthy subjects. In immuno-compromised patients, however, infection with this organism can be life threatening. The possible factors that allowed transmission of Cryptosporidium from a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome to nursing staff are examined in this article.
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D000328:Adult; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male