Özmen-Çapın BB, Gürsoy G, Tortop S, Jabrayilov J, İnkaya AÇ, Ergüven S. Cystoisospora belli infection in a renal transplant recipient: a case report and review of literature.
J Infect Dev Ctries 2021;
15:599-602. [PMID:
33956664 DOI:
10.3855/jidc.12407]
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Abstract
Cystoisospora belli is a coccidian parasite that causes prolonged watery diarrhea especially among immunocompromised patients. Herein, we report a renal transplant patient who complaints of alternating diarrhea and review of literature related to cystoisosporiasis amongst the transplant recipients.
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