Cryptosporidium hominis infection of the human respiratory tract.

ABSTRACT: Cryptosporidium oocysts, observed in a natural sputum sample of a patient with HIV, were further studied by using DNA markers to determine the species of the parasite. C. hominis was identified as the species infecting the patient's respiratory tract, a finding that strengthens evidence regarding this pathogen's role in human disease.

SUBMITTER: Mercado R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2725888 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature