Retrospective study of the occurrence of Cyclospora cayetanensis at Clinical Hospital of the University of São Paulo Medical School, SP

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Uemura, Iaiko Horroiva¹  Castilho, Vera Lúcia Pagliusi¹  University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo¹  Corbett, Carlos Eduardo Pereira¹  Gonçalves, Elenice Messias do Nascimento¹ 

关键词: Cyclospora cayetanensis;    Prevalence;    Cyclosporiasis;    Parasitology;    Pathology;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822005000400009

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

Cyclospora cayetanensis causes watery diarrhea in tropical countries, among travelers and after ingestion of contaminated water and food. Very little is known about its epidemiology, pathogenic aspects and reservoirs. In Brazil, its prevalence is unknown and to date there have been reports of three outbreaks. We report here a retrospective study of 5,015 stool samples from 4,869 patients attended at Clinical Hospital of the University of São Paulo Medical School, SP, Brazil between April 1996 and January 2002, with 14 cases of Cyclospora cayetanensis being detected there was a prevalence of 0.3%. Of the 14 infected patients, the mean age was 38 years and 71.4% were female. Ten patients presented symptoms; six presented levels of immunological markers and five patients were immunodeficient.

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