Microbiological findings about pulmonary cryptosporidiosis in two AIDS patients.
There is no known treatment for pulmonary cryptosporidiosis, a rare complication of intestinal cryptosporidiosis in AIDS patients. We report two cases of cryptosporidiosis which were unusual because (i) extracellular invasive forms of the parasite were found in the bronchoalveolar lavage and (ii) the outcome was favorable in one patient after treatment with azithromycin.
Dupont
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Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Ambroise-Paré, Boulogne, France.
Bougnoux
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Turner
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Rouveix
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Dorra
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000469:parasitology; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017963:Azithromycin