title: Case report: Isospora belli infection in a renal transplant recipent.
abstract: Isospora belli, an opportunistic protozoon, is one of the most commonly recognized causes of diarrhea in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Infection is acquired through fecal contaminated food or water, and generally diagnosed by examination of stool and/or duodenum biopsy specimens with acid-fast staining. Here, we present an uncommon case, chronic diarrhea caused by I. belli infection in a patient who is a renal transplant recipient.
authors.affiliation: Gülhane Askeri Tip Akademisi, Tibbi Parazitoloji Bilim Dali, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozgür
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Koru
authors.forename: R Engin
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Araz
authors.forename: Yakut Akyön
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ergüven
authors.forename: Müjdat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yenicesu
authors.forename: Bayram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pektaş
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanyüksel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007549:Isospora / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D021865:Isosporiasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male