Case Report: Isospora belli Infection in A Renal Transplant Recipent
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P: 98-100
June 2007

Case Report: Isospora belli Infection in A Renal Transplant Recipent

Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2007;31(2):98-100
1. Gülhane Askeri Tıp Akademisi, Tıbbi Parazitoloji Bilim Dalı, Ankara
2. Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Mikrobiyoloji ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara
3. Gülhane Askeri Tıp Akademisi, Nefroloji Bilim Dalı, Ankara
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Received Date: 08.12.2006
Accepted Date: 13.03.2007
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ABSTRACT

Isospora belli, an opportunistic protozoon, is one of the most commonly recognized causes of diarrhea in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Infection is acquired through fecal contaminated food or water, and generally diagnosed by examination of stool and/or duodenum biopsy specimens with acid-fast staining. Here, we present an uncommon case, chronic diarrhea caused by I. belli infection in a patient who is a renal transplant recipient.

Keywords:
Isospora belli, chronic diarrhea, renal transplant