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Cryptosporidiosis

Other protozoal intestinal diseases

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GuidelinesDiarrhoea, HIV-AssociatedDescription Medicine Treatment Referral B20.8 + (A07.2-3) DESCRIPTION Diarrhoea that persists for > 2 weeks. Often associated with wasting. Diarrhoea persisting for 4 weeks is a WHO stage 3 condition (if there is weight loss or fever it is stage 4). Send stool sample to look for ova, cysts and parasites in all cases. Note: A negative stool specimen does not exclude Cryptosporidium . If Cryptos
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