title: First Italian case of cyclosporiasis in an immunocompetent woman: local acquired infection.
abstract: Cyclospora cayetanensis is a coccidian agent of chronic diarrhea in humans with a worldwide distribution. We report the first documented case of acquired Cyclosporiasis in Italy. The patient was an immunocompetent woman with no recent history of travel outside the country. Microscopy detected Cyclospora oocysts in a feces sample. PCR detected the pathogen in a second sample, which had tested negative by microscopy. The patient was investigated to detect other microorganisms in feces, such as Salmonella spp., Shigella spp, Campylobacter spp., Yersinia spp, and enteroviruses: all were negative. All symptoms disappeared 72 h after the beginning of therapy.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy. lmasucci@rm.unicatt.it
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Masucci
authors.forename: Rosalia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Graffeo
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siciliano
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franceschelli
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bugli
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fadda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D021744:Cyclospora / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D021866:Cyclosporiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents