Cystoisospora belli infection in a renal transplant recipient: a case report and review of literature

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ÖZMEN ÇAPIN B. B., GÜRSOY G., Tortop S., Jabrayilov J., İNKAYA A. Ç., ERGÜVEN S.

JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, cilt.15, sa.4, ss.599-602, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3855/jidc.12407
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.599-602
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.