Cyclosporiasis in an infant.
This report describes cyclosporiasis in a seven month old infant who presented with incessant crying and refusal of feeds. The routine modified ZN stained smears showed the oocysts of Cyclospora when all other tests failed to reveal enteric pathogens. The need for the clinical laboratory to screen faeces samples for all possible pathogens in a given clinical situation needs to be emphasized.
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Department of Microbiology, Global Hospitals, Hyderabad - 500 004, Andhra Pradesh, India. ranganathaniyer@yahoo.com