PERSISTENT CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS IN HORSES WITH SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY

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作者
BJORNEBY, JM [1 ]
LEACH, DR [1 ]
PERRYMAN, LE [1 ]
机构
[1] WASHINGTON STATE UNIV,DEPT VET MICROBIOL & PATHOL,PULLMAN,WA 99164
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D O I
10.1128/IAI.59.10.3823-3826.1991
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Cryptosporidial infections were established in five young foals with severe combined immunodeficiency following oral administration of 10(8) Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts. All foals shed oocysts (average of 8 x 10(6) to 2 x 10(8)/g of feces) until death. Inflammation and C. parvum organisms were observed in the common bile duct, duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. Since foals with severe combined immunodeficiency lack functional T and B lymphocytes and are incapable of antigen-specific immune responses, they are well suited for evaluating the pathogenesis and treatment of persistent cryptosporidiosis.
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