Diagnosis of AIDS-Related Intestinal Parasites
Abstract
During the past decade, Cryptosporidium has become acknowledged as an important human pathogen. Although the first two human cases were only described in 1976 with a half dozen more reported during the next six years, the onset of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) pandemic led to recognition of Cryptosporidium as an agent of fulminant and potentially life-threatening diarrhea (1-6). Now, there are over 300 scientific publications on human cryptosporidiosis many of which focus on areas of current research: refining diagnostic techniques, understanding pathogenesis and evaluating promising therapies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 20, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA231242
Entities
People
- Beth L. Ungar
Organizations
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences