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Diarrhea due to Cyclospora-like organism in an immunocompetent patient.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 1 Dec 2007
Marín-Leonett Mairelina, Figuera Lourdes, Nessi Anaibeth, Guzmán Carmen, Torres Patricia, Genzlinger Linda, Saavedra Geraldine, Ortega Ynés R
Abstract excerpt
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 Cyclospora-like organism was the cause of diarrhea in an immunocompetent patient from Venezuela.
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