In developing countries, cryptosporidiosis is a common cause of chronic diarrhea in AIDS patients with up to 74% of diarrheal stools demonstrating the organism. The three species that mainly cause infection in humans are Cryptosporidium hominis, Cryptosporidium parvum, and Cryptosporidium meleagridis. The current article describes the management and prevention of cryptosporidiosis in AIDS patients . Various species of the protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium invades the small bowel mucosa, causing diarrhea.
The parasite may also cause gastrointestinal and extraintestinal infection, mainly in immunocompromised individuals. The CD4 T lymphocyte cell (CD4) counts of <100 cells/ µL1 is termed as advanced immunosuppression and is associated with the risk for prolonged, severe, or extraintestinal cryptosporidiosis. Mostly, infection is caused by one species, but there are equal chances of a…
