Cyclospora cayetanensis: this emerging protozoan pathogen in Mexico

Cyclospora cayetanensis: this emerging protozoan pathogen in Mexico

A Mexican airline pilot had clinical manifestations of illness after a five-day stay in Lima, Peru. Six months later in Mexico, he was given a diagnosis of infection with Cyclospora cayetanensis by using coproparasitoscopic serial tests. He was treated twice with nitazoxadine successfully.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2014-02, Vol.90 (2), p.351-353
Hauptverfasser: Sánchez-Vega, José T, Cabrera-Fuentes, Héctor A, Romero-Olmedo, Addi J, Ortiz-Frías, José L, Sokolina, Flura, Barreto, Guillermo
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Cyclospora - isolation & purification
Cyclospora cayetanensis
Cyclosporiasis - diagnosis
Cyclosporiasis - drug therapy
Cyclosporiasis - parasitology
Diarrhea - drug therapy
Diarrhea - parasitology
Feces - parasitology
Humans
Life Sciences
Male
Mexico
Peru
Sulfamethoxazole - therapeutic use
Trimethoprim - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:A Mexican airline pilot had clinical manifestations of illness after a five-day stay in Lima, Peru. Six months later in Mexico, he was given a diagnosis of infection with Cyclospora cayetanensis by using coproparasitoscopic serial tests. He was treated twice with nitazoxadine successfully.
ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.12-0782