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| | Aidsmap Cryptosporidiosis |
 | | Letrazuril therapy for cryptosporidiosis: clinical response and pharmacokinetics. | | | Treatment of HIV-1-associated microsporidiosis and cryptosporidiosis with combination antiretroviral therapy. | | | Effects of triple antiretroviral therapies including a HIV protease inhibitor on chronic intestinal cryptosporidiosis and microsporidiosis in HIV-infected patients. |
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http://www.aidsmap.com/en/docs/87CED256-A8B6-438E-8EDF-9B306D2904B0.asp
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| | TAG: The OI Report - cryptosporidiosis |
| | In a study of patients with cryptosporidiosis and microsporidiosis, Carr and colleagues treated five patients with cryptosporidial diarrhea with combination antiretroviral therapy including a protease inhibitor (Carr 1997). | | | After 3 to 4 weeks of therapy, 3 of the 13 were completely cured (symptoms improved, stool exams and intestinal biopsies negative), and they remained asymptomatic for 6 to 7 months after stopping therapy. | | | There is no known prophylaxis for cryptosporidiosis, however, a recent study of people with AIDS being given prophylaxis for M. avium complex (MAC) suggests that rifabutin and clarithromycin may also prevent the onset of cryptosporidiosis (Holmberg 1997). |
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http://www.aidsinfonyc.org/tag/comp/ois98/14.html
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| | Cryptosporidiosis information |
| | This, in conjunction with the high level of infectivity, are reasons to heighten the research concerning the prevention and treatment of Cryptosporidiosis. | | | There is no vaccine available for Cryptosporidiosis and there is no truly effective treatment. | | | Although helping to lessen the severity of the diarrhea, it does not have a role in the eradication of the protozoan(Greenberg and Cello, 1997). |
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http://justice.loyola.edu/~klc/BL472/Cryptosporidium/links.html
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| | Cryptosporidium Parvum |
| | Cryptosporidiosis is such a disease; it has become a cause for concern mostly due to a predisposing condition (immunosuppression) on the part of its human hosts, mediated by the AIDS epidemic. | | | As such, cryptosporidiosis represents a classic ‘emerging infection&;; previously unknown in such severity, it has become important owing to its potential for fatal outcomes in HIV+ individuals. | | | As there are currently no reliable curative therapies for cryptosporidiosis, the best hope lies in prevention of disease outbreaks. |
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http://www.cdfound.to.it/HTML/khan.htm
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| | Statement Concerning Cryptosporidiosis. |
| | Cryptosporidiosis in child care settings: a review of the literature and recommendations for prevention and control. | | | No safe and effective cure is available for cryptosporidiosis. | | | People who have normal immune systems improve without taking antibiotic or antiparasitic medications. |
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http://www.aegis.com/pubs/Cdc_Fact_Sheets/1994/cdc00110.html
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| | Cryptosporidiosis [ HIV / AIDS Treatment Information ] |
| | Infected persons may have cryptosporidium on their skin in the genital area, including the thighs and buttocks. | | | In persons with severely weakened immune systems, especially those with AIDS, cryptosporidiosis can be serious, long-lasting and sometimes deadly. | | | How does cryptosporidiosis affect someone with a weakened immune system? |
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http://www.projectinform.org/fs/cryptos.html
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| | Cryptosporidiosis Facts |
| | Cryptosporidiosis can be a severe, life-threatening disease in persons with weakened immune systems. | | | If you have a weakened immune system, talk to your health-care provider about the need for extra precautions to minimize the risk of infection. | | | What extra precautions should persons with weakened immune systems take to reduce the risk? |
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http://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/crypto.html
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| | Cryptosporidiosis |
| | In people with weakened immune systems, such as HIV infected persons, cancer patients, and organ transplant recipients, cryptosporidiosis can be serious, long-lasting and sometimes fatal. | | | Preventing cryptosporidiosis: a guide for persons with HIV, AIDS and Immuno-suppressed Systems | | | It can be fatal in people with a weakened immune system. |
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http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Cryptosporidiosis
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| | Simple Facts Sheets: cryptosporidiosis |
| | Cryptosporidiosis was first found in a human in 1976. | | | This drug is available through an expanded access program for people with cryptosporidiosis. | | | A very promising new treatment is the drug nitazoxanide (NTZ). |
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http://www.atdn.org/simple/crypto.html
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| | First report of cryptosporidiosis among Iraqi children |
| | Although only 8.8% of the patients in our study were shown to be excreting Cryptosporidium oocysts, it is a significant percentage from a public health point of view. | | | Vomiting and diarrhoea associated with cryptosporidial infection New England journal of medicine, 1980, 303(14):818. | | | The clinical findings and the course of illness do not help in indicating the source of patients' infection. |
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http://www.emro.who.int/Publications/EMHJ/0201/16.htm
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| | Cryptosporidiosis : Bureau of Communicable Disease : NYC DOHMH |
| | • If you take care of persons with cryptosporidiosis, or persons who have diarrhea, wash your hands after bathing patients, emptying bedpans, changing soiled linen, or otherwise coming in contact with stool. | | | • Sexual practices that may result in hand or mouth contact with stool, such as anal sex, touching the anus, or oral-anal sex ("rimming"), increase the risk for cryptosporidiosis transmission. | | | Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrheal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cryptosporidium, which until 1976 was not known to cause disease in humans. |
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http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/cd/cdcry.shtml
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| | OI: Cryptosporidiosis -- ÆGIS |
| | Cryptosporidiosis, chronic intestinal (greater than 1 month's duration) | | | CDC: Cryptosporidiosis: A Guide for Persons with HIV/AIDS | | | The US Centers For Disease Control considers this an AIDS-defining condition -- |
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http://www.aegis.com/topics/oi/oi-crypto.html
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| | eMedicine - Cryptosporidiosis : Article by Damon Eisen, MD |
| | Selective antibiotics are worth trying in scenarios where cryptosporidiosis is a significant clinical problem and does not appear to be improving in the absence of intervention. | | | Holmberg SD, Moorman AC, Von Bargen JC: Possible effectiveness of clarithromycin and rifabutin for cryptosporidiosis chemoprophylaxis in HIV disease. | | | Stabilize patients who are not on HAART who present with cryptosporidiosis by using the following treatments, and then commence antiretroviral therapy. |
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| | Communicable Disease Fact Sheet |
| | Anti-diarrheal drugs which reduce the motion of the intestines may provide some temporary improvement. | | | Should immunocompromised persons take extra precautions to minimize their risk of cryptosporidiosis? | | | A cryptosporidium test should specifically be ordered for people with HIV/AIDS or other immunocompromised patients (for example, cancer or transplant patients) who are being treated for diarrhea. |
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http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/communicable_diseases/en/crypto.htm
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| | Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis |
| | In persons with weakened immune systems, cryptosporidiosis can be chronic and life-threatening. | | | You should talk to your health care provider regarding the level of your risk and on how to reduce it. | | | People at risk for severe cryptosporidiosis include people with AIDS, people who have cancer, or organ or bone marrow transplant patients who are taking drugs that suppress the immune system, and people who are born with genetically weakened immune systems. |
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http://hcinfo.com/cryptosporidium_faq.htm
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| | The Body: Prevention and Treatment of Cryptosporidiosis |
| | Cryptosporidiosis: A Guide for Persons with HIV/AIDS (August 4, 2001) | | | Preventing Cryptosporidiosis: A Guide for People With Compromised Immune Systems (January 2003) | | | Cryptosporidiosis in Patients with HIV Disease (October 1996) |
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http://www.thebody.com/treat/cryptosp.html
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| | Lancaster General Hospital - Cryptosporidiosis |
| | There is no completely effective treatment for cryptosporidiosis, and persons with a healthy immune system generally recover on their own. | | | While cryptosporidiosis is normally not a serious disease, for persons with a severely weakened immune system, it can lead to a serious or life-threatening illness. | | | Fluid replacement is important (as with any diarrheal disease) and some medications may help to alleviate diarrhea symptoms. |
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http://www.lancastergeneral.org/content/greystone_21416.asp
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| | NJDHSS, Communicable Disease Service: Cryptosporidiosis |
| | The parasite multiplies in the intestine and produces cysts which are passed from the body in the stool (bowel movement). | | | Cryptosporidiosis is an intestinal illness caused by the parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum. | | | Anyone can get cryptosporidiosis, but those individuals with a weakened immune system, such as that caused by AIDS/HIV infection, cancer and transplant patients who are taking certain immunosuppresive drugs, and those with inherited diseases that affect the immune system are at a higher risk for a more serious illness. |
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http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/f_crypto.htm
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| | Cryptosporidiosis |
| | There is currently no cure for cryptosporidiosis, though drug research is continuing. | | | Cryptosporidiosis is an intestinal illness caused by a microscopic parasite called Cryptosporidium. | | | In persons with weakened immune systems (such as persons who are HIV infected, persons undergoing cancer treatment, or who have had an organ or bone marrow transplant) the illness can be very severe and persist for weeks to months. |
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http://www.state.sd.us/doh/Pubs/crypto.htm
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| | Cryptosporidiosis - BC HealthFile #48 |
| | If you have a weakened immune system, you should discuss your risk of cryptosporidiosis with your doctor. | | | This includes people with HIV/AIDS, cancer and transplant patients taking immunosuppressive drugs. | | | Cryptosporidiosis is an infection of the intestines caused by a very small parasite. |
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http://www.bchealthguide.org/healthfiles/hfile48.stm
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| | Cryptosporidiosis |
| | Dapsone, a drug sometimes used to treat and prevent Pneumocystis | | | Cryptosporidiosis, or "crypto" for short, is a disease caused by a group of organisms called Cryptosporidium. | | | Food or water contaminated with animal feces may carry these organisms; it's also possible that oral-anal sex may spread the infection. |
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http://www.aidsmeds.com/OIs/Crypto.htm
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| | Cryptosporidiosis |
| | "Cryptosporidiosis." In Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, ed. | | | Unfortunately, many organisms are resistant, and recurrence is frequent. | | | Protozoa are a group of parasites that infect the human intestine, and include the better known Giardia. |
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http://www.lifesteps.com/gm/Atoz/ency/cryptosporidiosis.jsp
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| | Notifiable Condition: Cryptosporidiosis |
| | You are here: DOH Home » Notifiable Conditions » Cryptosporidiosis Index | | | Outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis in Washington have been associated with small commercial water systems and wells; other named sources include infected contacts, animals, and contaminated water and food. | | | To obtain a laboratory test for this parasite, submit a stool ova and parasite (O and P) examination with a specific request for Cryptosporidia as routine O and P exams may not look for this organism. |
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http://www.doh.wa.gov/notify/nc/cryptosporidiosis.htm
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| | Cryptosporidiosis |
| | Cryptosporidiosis is a disease caused by an intestinal parasite. | | | Physicians may prescribe medication to slow the diarrhea during recovery. | | | In persons with weakened immune systems, including people with HIV/AIDS and cancer, transplant patients taking immunosuppressive drugs and people with genetically weakened immune systems, symptoms can persist indefinitely. |
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http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/hb/hbcrypto.htm
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| | Cryptosporidiosis Fact Sheet |
| | Severity of illness is correlated with the level of an individual's immunosuppression. | | | Physicians and caregivers should place an emphasis on the importance of handwashing and personal hygiene. | | | However, the organism can also be identified in intestinal biopsy sections. |
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http://health.utah.gov/els/epidemiology/epifacts/crypto.html
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| | Cryptosporidiosis - NIEHS Alphabetical Listing of Health Topics |
| | Answer: Cryptosporidiosis was not known as a human disease until 1976. | | | However, for people who have weak immune system, i.e., persons with AIDS or recent recipients of an organ transplant, cryptosporidiosis can be life-threatening. | | | However, we do ask that credit be given to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
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http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/faq/crypto.htm
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| | Cryptosporidiosis -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia |
| | Discusses the history of cryptosporidiosis as a known cause of human disease; the prevalence of the infection; the increased susceptibility of immunocompromised people, including those with HIV/AIDS or Crohn's disease; ways the disease is spread; the incubation period; symptoms; diagnosis; and treatment. | | | Cryptosporidiosis: Information for People with Weakened Immune Systems | | | Offers extra precautions that will reduce the risk of infection in people with weakened immune systems. |
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| | Cryptosporidiosis - Quick Facts |
| | Cryptosporidiosis, (krip-toe-spo-rid-e-OH-sis), often called "crypto", is a disease caused by a very small, one-celled parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum, that can live in the intestine of humans and animals. | | | Healthy people recover on their own, but in people with AIDS or others with weak immune systems, crypto can be very serious and even cause death. |
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http://www.in.gov/isdh/healthinfo/cryptoqfacts.htm
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| | You Can Prevent Cryptosporidiosis |
| | Yes, but no drug has been found yet to cure it. | | | WebMD does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. | | | A Guide for People with HIV Infection: You Can Prevent Cryptosporidiosis. |
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http://www.webmd.com/content/article/6/1680_50236
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| | Worldworx Travel - Health - Diseases - Cryptosporidiosis |
| | Worldworx Travel - Health - Diseases - Cryptosporidiosis | | | You Can Prevent Cryptosporidiosis: A Guide for People with HIV Infection | | | Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without written permission of Worldworx is prohibited. |
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http://www.worldworx.tv/health/diseases/cryptosporidiosis
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| | Vermont Department of Health |
| | Click on the document below for a fact sheet regarding Cryptosporidiosis. | | | Find the information you need quickly by searching the VDH website: | | | It is a PDF file so you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open it. |
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