Concurrent Cryptosporidium and parvovirus infections in a puppy.
Cryptosporidium parvum, an intestinal coccidian parasite, was isolated from faeces and intestinal biopsies of a 9-week-old puppy with acute parvoviral gastroenteritis. Gene sequence analysis identified a Cryptosporidium genotype not previously recorded in Australia. The puppy recovered after treatment with crystalloid fluids, synthetic and natural colloids and jejunostomy tube feeding.
Denholm
K M
KM
Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150.
Haitjema
H
H
Gwynne
B J
BJ
Morgan
U M
UM
Irwin
P J
PJ
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D016785:Cryptosporidium parvum / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D017993:Parvovirus, Canine / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D016054:DNA, Protozoan