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Coccidial infection is particularly important when considering the differential diagnosis of diarrhea in patients with AIDS. With the possible exception of Microsporidia, however, all coccidians are capable of causing diarrhea (often prolonged) in otherwise healthy patients, especially infants and young children, travelers to developing nations, and individuals who are institutionalized.
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Lamps, L.W. (2009). Coccidians. In: Surgical Pathology of the Gastrointestinal System: Bacterial, Fungal, Viral, and Parasitic Infections. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0861-2_30
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