Short report: possible Cryptosporidium muris infection in humans. | Zendy

Tatsuya Katsumata | Zendy; D Hosea | Zendy; Reza Ranuh | Zendy; Shoji Uga | Zendy; T. Yanagi | Zendy; S Kohno | Zendy

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Short report: possible Cryptosporidium muris infection in humans.

Author(s) -

Tatsuya Katsumata,

D Hosea,

Reza Ranuh,

Shoji Uga,

T. Yanagi,

S Kohno

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

american journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.015

H-Index - 151

eISSN - 1476-1645

pISSN - 0002-9637

DOI - 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.70

Subject(s) - cryptosporidium , cryptosporidium parvum , biology , apicomplexa , microbiology and biotechnology , polymerase chain reaction , protozoa , feces , virology , protozoal disease , immunology , biochemistry , malaria , gene

Oocysts of cryptosporidia whose morphology resembled that of Cryptosporidium muris were found in the stool of 2 healthy girls in Surabaya, Indonesia. The oocysts were predominantly oval and measured 7.75+/-0.17 x 5.55+/-0.13 microm (mean+/-SD). The number of oocysts excreted were more than 10(5) per gram of stool. The oocysts were well stained with fluorescein-conjugated monoclonal antibody to Cryptosporidium. The specimens from both girls containing the oocysts showed a positive result by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using primers specific for the genus Cryptosporidium, but a negative result by the PCR using primers specific for C. parvum. The 2 girls passed oocysts for 5 and 6 days, respectively. They did not complain of any symptoms during the passage of oocysts.

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