Diarrhea due to Cyclospora-like organism in an immunocompetent patient

• Main Author: Mairelina Marín-Leonett,1,2 Lourdes Figuera,1 Anaibeth Nessi,2 Carmen Guzmán,2Patricia Torres,3 Linda Genzlinger,3 Geraldine Saavedra,3Mairalina (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2007-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 immunoco...