Infection with Cryptosporidium hominis and reinfection with Cryptosporidium parvum in a transplanted ileum.
A transplanted ileum was found to be infected with Cryptosporidium hominis 6 days after transplantation. Although the infection resolved, the ileum was later found to be infected with Cryptosporidium parvum. The presence of the parasite was not always correlated with diarrhea. No other gastrointestinal symptom was ever detected. Treatment with azithromycin and paromomycin apparently failed.
Pozio
Edoardo
E
Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. pozio@iss.it
Rivasi
Francesco
F
Cacciò
Simone Mario
SM
D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016785:Cryptosporidium parvum / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017931:DNA Primers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000637:transplantation*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000009:adverse effects*
D017931:DNA Primers