Cryptosporidium / Isospora Identification, Stool

This test is used to detect isospora, which is a protozoa responsible for causing gastrointestinal infections mostly in immunocompromised individuals. This protozoa complete a life cycle in the tracts or tissues of human host. They causes persistent diarrhea in mostly HIV- infected people. Chronic diarrhea in theses patients can leads to malabsorption, malnutrition, dehydration, and cachexia. Diagnosis is usually done by identification of oocyst by examining a stool sample under a microscope.