TopicsFluoroquinolones
A 38-year-old man with HIV/AIDS (CD4 count 80 cells/mcL) develops 6 watery stools per day, fever, and weight loss over 2 weeks. Stool modified acid-fast stain shows Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts.
Which antibiotic is recommended for treatment of cryptosporidiosis in this HIV-positive patient?