Multilocus genotyping of Cryptosporidium sp. isolates from human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals in South India

Dheepa Muthusamy, Sitara S Rao, Sasirekha Ramani, Bindhu Monica, Indrani Banerjee, Ooriapadickal C Abraham, Dilip C Mathai, Beryl Primrose, Jayaprakash Muliyil, Christine A Wanke, Honorine D Ward, Gagandeep Kang

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Abstract

This study characterized cryptosporidial infections in 48 human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals in India by multilocus genotyping. Cryptosporidium hominis, C. parvum, C. felis, C. muris, and C. meleagridis were identified. Cpgp40/15 PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism identified six subgenotypes. Cryptosporidial diarrhea was associated with decreased CD4 counts, below 200 (P = 0.009), but not high viral loads.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)632-4
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume44
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/parasitology
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Cryptosporidiosis/parasitology
  • Cryptosporidium/classification
  • DNA, Protozoan/analysis
  • Genotype
  • HIV Infections/complications
  • Humans
  • India
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
  • Protozoan Proteins/genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

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