Cryptosporidium baileyi Pulmonary Infection in Immunocompetent Woman with Benign Neoplasm

Cryptosporidium baileyi Pulmonary Infection in Immunocompetent Woman with Benign Neoplasm

Cryptosporidium baileyi, a bird-specific parasite, infects gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and urinary tracts of its host. We report on a C. baileyi infection associated with pulmonary hamartoma in an immunocompetent patient in Poland. Further work is needed to investigate the association between Crypt...

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Main Authors: Żaneta Kopacz, Martin Kváč, Paweł Piesiak, Magdalena Szydłowicz, Andrzej B. Hendrich, Bohumil Sak, John McEvoy, Marta Kicia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
parasites
parasitic diseases
protozoa
Cryptosporidium baileyi
pulmonary infection
benign neoplasm
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-1117_article

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