Cyanobacteria-like body (CLB) in travellers with diarrhea.
The cyanobacteria-like body (CLB) is a recently described agent, causing a travellers' disease (TD) syndrome characterized mainly by diarrhea. It has been described in travellers who have visited Asia and Latin America. We report 6 cases seen over a 16-month period among those attending a travellers' clinic. All patients suffered from fatigue, watery diarrhea and abdominal cramps; some also lost weight. The episodes were recurrent.
Sección de Medicina Tropical, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Faculty of Medicine, Barcelona, Spain.
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D000328:Adult; D001208:Asia; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D014195:Travel