[Cyclospora cayetanensis outbreak in travelers to Cuba].
Initially described in travelers, outbreaks of cyclosporiasis were soon linked to imported food products. An outbreak of cyclosporiasis in Spanish travelers is described. After identification of Cyclospora cayetanensis in stool analyses, a specific questionnaire was completed. Pyrosis was described in 57% of cases (4/7). Peptic symptoms can be a useful clue to indicate the diagnosis of cyclosporiasis in patients with travelers' diarrhea.
Ramírez-Olivencia
Germán
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Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Unidad de Medicina Tropical, Hospital Carlos III, Sinesio Delgado 10, Madrid, Spain. germanramirezolivencia@hotmail.com
Herrero
Maria Dolores
MD
Subirats
Mercedes
M
Rivas González
Pablo
P
Puente
Sabino
S
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D021744:Cyclospora / Q000302:isolation & purification; D021866:Cyclosporiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D016266:Food Parasitology; D006356:Heartburn / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain; D014195:Travel; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination