Cryptosporidiosis: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

cryptosporidiosis, biliary cryptosporidiosis, calf scours, slim disease, Cryptosporidium parvum, C parvum, Cryptosporidium hominis, C hominis, cryptosporidia, Apicomplexa protozoan, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, low-grade fever, acalculous cholecystitis, sclerosing cholangitis, papillary stenosis, pancreatitis

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A Clinton White Jr, MD, The Paul R Stalnaker, MD, Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine, Director, Infectious Disease Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch
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