Cyclospora species--a cause of diarrhoea among Irish travellers to Asia.
We report three cases of travellers' diarrhoea caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis. These demonstrate the importance of cyclosporiasis as a cause of diarrhoea in Irish travellers to Nepal and Pakistan and its effective treatment with co-trimoxazole. Laboratory staff must measure the size of oocysts in stool samples to properly identify this protozoan.
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Dept. of Clinical Microbiology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001208:Asia; D002648:Child; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D016783:Eucoccidiida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D008297:Male; D014195:Travel; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination