Concurrent Cryptosporidium and parvovirus infections in a puppy

Aust Vet J. 2001 Feb;79(2):98-101. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2001.tb10708.x.

Abstract

Cryptosporidium parvum, an intestinal coccidian parasite, was isolated from faeces and intestinal biopsies of a 9-week-old puppy with acute parvoviral gastroenteritis. Gene sequence analysis identified a Cryptosporidium genotype not previously recorded in Australia. The puppy recovered after treatment with crystalloid fluids, synthetic and natural colloids and jejunostomy tube feeding.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn
  • Antibodies, Viral / isolation & purification
  • Cryptosporidiosis / complications
  • Cryptosporidiosis / diagnosis
  • Cryptosporidiosis / veterinary*
  • Cryptosporidium parvum / genetics
  • Cryptosporidium parvum / isolation & purification*
  • DNA, Protozoan / isolation & purification
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Dogs
  • Feces / parasitology
  • Gastroenteritis / complications
  • Gastroenteritis / diagnosis
  • Gastroenteritis / veterinary*
  • Male
  • Parvoviridae Infections / complications
  • Parvoviridae Infections / diagnosis
  • Parvoviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Parvovirus, Canine / immunology
  • Parvovirus, Canine / isolation & purification*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • DNA, Protozoan