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Patient Education<br />

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Re<strong>com</strong>mend scrupulous handwashing <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> patient<br />

and all contacts, especially household members and<br />

sexual partners.<br />

Explain that effective ART is <strong>the</strong> best treatment<br />

<strong>for</strong> alleviating symptoms and helping <strong>the</strong> immune<br />

system eradicate <strong>the</strong> parasite.<br />

Advise <strong>the</strong> patient to increase fluid intake (not<br />

alcohol), and avoid foods that aggravate diarrhea.<br />

Educate <strong>the</strong> patient about healthful food choices<br />

that increase calories and nutrition.<br />

Provide supportive counseling; discuss how to<br />

manage symptoms and <strong>the</strong> isolation that may<br />

ac<strong>com</strong>pany chronic diarrhea.<br />

References<br />

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Section 6—Disease-Specific Treatment | 6–23<br />

Bartlett JG, Gallant JE. 2005-2006 Medical<br />

<strong>Management</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>HIV</strong> Infection. Baltimore: Johns<br />

Hopkins University Division <strong>of</strong> Infectious Diseases;<br />

2005. Available online at hopkins-aids.edu/mmhiv/<br />

order.html.<br />

Centers <strong>for</strong> Disease Control and Prevention,<br />

National Institutes <strong>of</strong> Health, <strong>HIV</strong> Medicine<br />

Association/Infectious Diseases Society <strong>of</strong> America.<br />

Treating Opportunistic Infections Among <strong>HIV</strong>-<strong>Infected</strong><br />

Adults and Adolescents. MMWR Re<strong>com</strong>m Rep.<br />

2004 Dec 17; 53(RR15);1-112. Available online<br />

at aidsinfo.nih.gov/Guidelines/GuidelineDetail.<br />

aspx?GuidelineID=14. Accessed June 1, 2006.<br />

Leder K, Weller PF. Cryptosporidiosis [online<br />

resource]. Waltham, MA: Up to Date; April 2005.<br />

Available online at www.uptodate.<strong>com</strong>/index.asp.<br />

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