Table 1.
Clinical and microbiologic outcomes of healthy adults challenged with Cryptosporidium meleagridis oocysts*
| Volunteer no. | Diarrhea | Oocyst shedding | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onset (dpi) | Duration (hours) | Total no. unformed stools | Total stool weight (g) | GI symptoms | Onset (dpi) | Duration (days) | Total oocysts (log) | |
| 180 | 4 | 61 | 9 | 599.5 | AB pain (day 4); nausea (day 6); gas (days 1–6) | 4 | 4 | 6.41 |
| 181 | NA | NA | NA | NA | Gas (days 5, 7) | 3 | 4 | 6.45 |
| 182 | 7 | 107 | 15 | 2,998.9 | Gas and fecal urgency (days 7–11) | 8 | 3 | 8.65 |
| 183 | 4 | 90 | 4 | 758.5 | Gas (days 2–4, 8) | |||
| 184 | 6 | 50 | 3 | 439.8 | AB cramps and gas (day 6) | |||
*
dpi = day post-challenge; GI = gastrointestinal; AB = abdominal; NA = not available.