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Cryptosporidiosis

The Basics | Water Safety -- Preventing Cryptosporidiosis and Similar Illnesses | Treatment for Cryptosporidiosis

The Basics

Cryptosporidiosis (September 29, 2008)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Cryptosporidiosis (November 2006)
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From New York State Department of Health
Cryptosporidiosis (August 15, 2006)
From AIDS Treatment Data Network
Preventing Cryptosporidiosis: A Guide for People With Compromised Immune Systems (January 2003)
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From Project Inform
Cryptosporidiosis: A Guide for Persons with HIV/AIDS (August 4, 2001)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Avoiding Cryptosporidiosis: What the HIV-Positive Patient Needs to Know (October 1996)
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
Cryptosporidiosis in Patients with HIV Disease (October 1996)
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital

Water Safety -- Preventing Cryptosporidiosis and Similar Illnesses

Avoiding Cryptosporidium: How Is the Water? (July/August 2004)
How to prevent yourself from becoming infected with Cryptosporidium parvum, a parasite spread through feces-contaminated water and food.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Kansas: Health Officials Search for Source of Parasite Outbreak (September 5, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Revised Food, Water Safety Guidelines Released for People With HIV (June 9, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Food and Water Safety: How to Plan for an Emergency (December 2001)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
It's the Water (July 2000)
In addition to drinking enough, people with HIV/AIDS need to consider water safety.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Chlorine May Not Protect Against Cryptosporidium in Swimming Pools (August 1999)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Nutrition Watch: Is Drinking Water Sold in Vending Machines Safe for People with HIV? (November 1998)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Prophylaxis for Cryptosporidiosis (April 1998)
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
Is it Safe to Drink the Water? (July 1995)
From American Foundation for AIDS Research

Treatment for Cryptosporidiosis

Cryptosporidiosis (December 17, 2004)
A chapter from "Treating Opportunistic Infections Among HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents" guidelines.
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In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Roxithromycin Info Sheet (May 1996)
From PWA Health Group

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