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Cryptosporidial enteritis

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Link to WHO Definition

Cryptosporidial enteritis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/843941399

This refers to an infection of the small intestine with a genus of protozoans, Cryptosporidium that causes diarrhoea in humans. Cryptosporidium is the organism most commonly isolated in HIV-positive patients presenting with diarrhoea.