Gastrointestinal protozoal parasites

For information on the assessment and management of infectious diarrhoea caused by gastrointestinal protozoal parasites, see:

• Assessment of infectious diarrhoea
• Management of infectious diarrhoea
• Blastocystis species carriage
• Cryptosporidium species infection (cryptosporidiosis)
• Cyclospora cayetanensis infection (cyclosporiasis)
• Cystoisospora belli infection (cystoisosporiasis)
• Dientamoeba fragilis carriage
• Entamoeba histolytica infection (amoebiasis)
• Giardia duodenalis infection (giardiasis)
• Microsporidial infection.