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Cryptosporidiosis

MedGen UID:
41362
Concept ID:
C0010418
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Cryptosporidioses; Cryptosporidium Infection; Cryptosporidium Infections; Infection, Cryptosporidium
SNOMED CT: Cryptosporidium infection (58777003); Infection caused by Cryptosporidium (58777003); Cryptosporidiasis (240370009); Cryptosporidiosis (240370009); Infection by Cryptosporidium (58777003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0015474
Orphanet: ORPHA1549

Definition

An infection that is caused by Cryptosporidium parvum or hominis, which is acquired by inhalation or ingestion of infectious spores, and which typically manifests as acute enteritis. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCryptosporidiosis
Follow this link to review classifications for Cryptosporidiosis in Orphanet.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Love MS, Choy RKM
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Zueter A
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Diagnosis

Pyzocha N, Cuda A
Am Fam Physician 2023 Nov;108(5):487-493. PMID: 37983700
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Desai AN
JAMA 2020 Jan 21;323(3):288. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.18691. PMID: 31961421
Ryan U, Hijjawi N, Xiao L
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Therapy

Pyzocha N, Cuda A
Am Fam Physician 2023 Nov;108(5):487-493. PMID: 37983700
La Hoz RM, Morris MI; AST Infectious Diseases Community of Practice
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Prognosis

Zhang CX, Love MS, McNamara CW, Chi V, Woods AK, Joseph S, Schaefer DA, Betzer DP, Riggs MW, Iroh Tam PY, Van Voorhis WC, Arnold SLM
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2022 Jan 18;66(1):e0156021. Epub 2021 Nov 8 doi: 10.1128/AAC.01560-21. PMID: 34748385Free PMC Article
Squire SA, Ryan U
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Ryan U, Zahedi A, Paparini A
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Clinical prediction guides

Zhang CX, Love MS, McNamara CW, Chi V, Woods AK, Joseph S, Schaefer DA, Betzer DP, Riggs MW, Iroh Tam PY, Van Voorhis WC, Arnold SLM
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2022 Jan 18;66(1):e0156021. Epub 2021 Nov 8 doi: 10.1128/AAC.01560-21. PMID: 34748385Free PMC Article
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Recent systematic reviews

Jann HW, Cabral-Castro MJ, Costa JVB, Alencar ACMB, Peralta JM, Peralta RHS
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Wang ZD, Liu Q, Liu HH, Li S, Zhang L, Zhao YK, Zhu XQ
Parasit Vectors 2018 Jan 9;11(1):28. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2558-x. PMID: 29316950Free PMC Article
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