Respiratory cryptosporidiosis in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Use of modified cold Kinyoun and Hemacolor stains for rapid diagnoses. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1984. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Respiratory cryptosporidiosis in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Use of modified cold Kinyoun and Hemacolor stains for rapid diagnoses.

JAMA. 1984 Sep 14;252(10):1298-301. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/84292612
Ma P; Villanueva TG; Kaufman D; Gillooley JF

Abstract: We report three cases of primary intestinal cryptosporidiosis with bilateral interstitial pneumonia. The diagnoses were made using two rapid (one-minute) staining procedures, modified cold Kinyoun's solution and a Hemacolor set, on touch preparations of lung biopsy material, sputum, and stool. Intracellular cryptosporidia oocysts in alveolar macrophages suggest possible hematogenous spread of this agent. Opportunistic cryptosporidiosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of pneumonia in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Case Report Coccidia/ISOLATION & PURIF Coccidiosis/ETIOLOGY/*PARASITOLOGY Diagnosis, Differential Human Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/PARASITOLOGY Lung Diseases, Parasitic/ETIOLOGY/*PARASITOLOGY Male Pneumocystis carinii/ISOLATION & PURIF Stains and Staining/METHODS Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Toxoplasma/ISOLATION & PURIF JOURNAL ARTICLE

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