Diarrhea due to Cyclospora-like organism in an immunocompetent patient

Mairelina Marín-Leonett; Lourdes Figuera; Anaibeth Nessi; Carmen Guzmán; Patricia Torres; Linda Genzlinger; Geraldine Saavedra; Ynés R. Ortega

doi:10.3855/jidc.377

Diarrhea due to Cyclospora-like organism in an immunocompetent patient

Authors

Mairelina Marín-Leonett Laboratorio de Especialidades Parasitológicas, Universidad de Oriente, Cumaná, Sucre
Lourdes Figuera Laboratorio de Especialidades Parasitológicas, Universidad de Oriente, Cumaná, Sucre
Anaibeth Nessi Laboratorio de Amibiasis, Escuela de Bioanálisis, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas
Carmen Guzmán Laboratorio de Amibiasis, Escuela de Bioanálisis, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas
Patricia Torres Center for Food Safety and Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia, Griffin, Georgia
Linda Genzlinger Center for Food Safety and Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia, Griffin, Georgia
Geraldine Saavedra Center for Food Safety and Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia, Griffin, Georgia
Ynés R. Ortega Center for Food Safety and Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia, Griffin, Georgia

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.377

Keywords:

Cyclospora cayetanensis, diarrhea, epidemiology, immunocompetent patients

Abstract

Cyclospora cayetanensis infection continues to be a major cause of diarrhea particularly in immunosuppressed patients. The emergence of new related parasite pathogens, is an issue of public health concern. We report here a case where a Cyclosporalike organism was the cause of diarrhea in an immunocompetent patient from Venezuela.

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2007-12-01

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Marín-Leonett M, Figuera L, Nessi A, Guzmán C, Torres P, Genzlinger L, Saavedra G, Ortega YR (2007) Diarrhea due to Cyclospora-like organism in an immunocompetent patient. J Infect Dev Ctries 1:345–347. doi: 10.3855/jidc.377

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Vol. 1 No. 03: December 2007

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Case Reports

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