title: Multilocus genotyping of Cryptosporidium sp. isolates from human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals in South India.
abstract: This study characterized cryptosporidial infections in 48 human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals in India by multilocus genotyping. Cryptosporidium hominis, C. parvum, C. felis, C. muris, and C. meleagridis were identified. Cpgp40/15 PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism identified six subgenotypes. Cryptosporidial diarrhea was associated with decreased CD4 counts, below 200 (P = 0.009), but not high viral loads.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632004, India.
authors.forename: Dheepa
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Muthusamy
authors.forename: Sitara S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Sasirekha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramani
authors.forename: Bindhu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Monica
authors.forename: Indrani
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Ooriapadickal C
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: Dilip C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Mathai
authors.forename: Beryl
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Primrose
authors.forename: Jayaprakash
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muliyil
authors.forename: Christine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Wanke
authors.forename: Honorine D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Gagandeep
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000469:parasitology*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D005838:Genotype; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: C451425:Cpgp40-15 protein, Cryptosporidium parvum; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D015800:Protozoan Proteins