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Soave R, Herwaldt BL, Relman DA, 1998. Cyclospora.Infect Dis Clin North Am 12 :1–12.
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Bern C, Hernandez B, Lopez MB, Arrowood MJ, Alvarez de Mejia M, de Merida AM, Hightower AW, Venczel L, Herwaldt BL, Klein RE, 1999. Epidemiologic studies of Cyclospora cayetanensis in Guatemala. Emerg Infect Dis 5 :766–774.
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Bern C, Hernández B, López MB, Arrowood MJ, de Mérida AM, Klein RE, 2000. The contrasting epidemiology of Cyclospora and Cryptosporidium among outpatients in Guatemala. Am J Trop Med Hyg 63 :231–235.
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Eberhard ML, Nace EK, Freeman AR, Streit TG, da Silva AJ, Lammie PJ, 1999. Cyclospora cayetanensis infections in Haiti: a common occurrence in the absence of watery diarrhea. Am J Trop Med Hyg 60 :584–586.
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Ortega YR, Sterling CR, Gilman RH, Cama V, Diaz F, 1993. Cyclospora species: a new protozoan pathogen of humans. N Engl J Med 328 :1308–1312.
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Chacin-Bonilla L, Estevez J, Monsalve F, Quijada L, 2001. Cyclospora cayetanensis infections among diarrheal patients from Venezuela. Am J Trop Med Hyg 65 :351–354.
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Pratdesaba RA, Gonzalez M, Piedrasanta E, Merida C, Contreras K, Vela C, Culajay F, Flores L, Torres O, 2001. Cyclospora cayetanensis in three populations at risk in Guatemala. J Clin Microbiol 39 :2951–2953.
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Bern C, Arrowood MJ, Eberhard M, Maguire JH, 2002. Cyclospora in Guatemala: further considerations. J Clin Microbiol 40 :731–732.
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Chacin-Bonilla L, Mejia de Young M, Cano G, Guanipa N, Estevez J, Bonilla E, 1993. Cryptosporidium infections in a suburban community in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Am J Trop Med Hyg 49 :63–67.
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Garcia LS, Bruckner DA, Brewer TC, Shimizu RY, 1983. Techniques for the recovery and identification of Cryptosporidium oocysts from stool specimens. J Clin Microbiol 18 :185–190.
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Tompkins VN, Miller JK, 1947. Staining intestinal protozoa with iron-hematoxylin-phosphotungstic acid. Am J Trop Med Hyg 17 :755–757.
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Ritchie L, 1948. An ether sedimentation technique for routine stool examinations. Bull US Army Med Dept 8 :326.
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Ortega YR, Sterling CR, Gilman RH, 1998. Cyclospora cayetanensis.Adv Parasitol 40 :400–418.
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Connor BA, Shlim DR, Scholes JV, Rayburn JL, Reidy J, Rajah R, 1993. Pathologic changes in the small bowel in nine patients with diarrhea associated with a coccidia-like body. Ann Intern Med 119 :377–382.
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Reinthaler FF, 1989. Epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in children in tropical countries. J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol 33 :505–513.
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PREVALENCE AND PATHOGENIC ROLE OF CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS IN A VENEZUELAN COMMUNITY
LEONOR CHACIN-BONILLA
LEONOR CHACIN-BONILLA
Instituto de Investigaciones Clinicas, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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MARGOT MEJIA DE YOUNG
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Instituto de Investigaciones Clinicas, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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JESUS ESTEVEZ
JESUS ESTEVEZ
Instituto de Investigaciones Clinicas, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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The prevalence and pathogenic role of Cyclospora cayetanensis among 212 subjects (age range = two months to 70 years) in an impoverished community in Venezuela were assessed retrospectively. For identification of the coccidium, modified Ziehl-Neelsen carbolfuchsin staining of formalin-ether concentrates was used. For other pathogenic parasites, iron-hematoxylin-stained smears and formalin-ether concentrates were examined. Cyclospora infections were identified in 13 (6.1%) subjects with a high percentage of asymptomatic carriers (11 of 13, 84.6%). Only two (15.4%) infants had diarrhea and the coccidium as the single detectable pathogenic parasite. The findings suggest that Cyclospora infections are relatively common and often asymptomatic in this region.
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Soave R, Herwaldt BL, Relman DA, 1998. Cyclospora.Infect Dis Clin North Am 12 :1–12.
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Bern C, Hernandez B, Lopez MB, Arrowood MJ, Alvarez de Mejia M, de Merida AM, Hightower AW, Venczel L, Herwaldt BL, Klein RE, 1999. Epidemiologic studies of Cyclospora cayetanensis in Guatemala. Emerg Infect Dis 5 :766–774.
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Bern C, Hernández B, López MB, Arrowood MJ, de Mérida AM, Klein RE, 2000. The contrasting epidemiology of Cyclospora and Cryptosporidium among outpatients in Guatemala. Am J Trop Med Hyg 63 :231–235.
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Eberhard ML, Nace EK, Freeman AR, Streit TG, da Silva AJ, Lammie PJ, 1999. Cyclospora cayetanensis infections in Haiti: a common occurrence in the absence of watery diarrhea. Am J Trop Med Hyg 60 :584–586.
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Ortega YR, Sterling CR, Gilman RH, Cama V, Diaz F, 1993. Cyclospora species: a new protozoan pathogen of humans. N Engl J Med 328 :1308–1312.
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Chacin-Bonilla L, Estevez J, Monsalve F, Quijada L, 2001. Cyclospora cayetanensis infections among diarrheal patients from Venezuela. Am J Trop Med Hyg 65 :351–354.
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7
Pratdesaba RA, Gonzalez M, Piedrasanta E, Merida C, Contreras K, Vela C, Culajay F, Flores L, Torres O, 2001. Cyclospora cayetanensis in three populations at risk in Guatemala. J Clin Microbiol 39 :2951–2953.
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8
Bern C, Arrowood MJ, Eberhard M, Maguire JH, 2002. Cyclospora in Guatemala: further considerations. J Clin Microbiol 40 :731–732.
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9
Chacin-Bonilla L, Mejia de Young M, Cano G, Guanipa N, Estevez J, Bonilla E, 1993. Cryptosporidium infections in a suburban community in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Am J Trop Med Hyg 49 :63–67.
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10
Garcia LS, Bruckner DA, Brewer TC, Shimizu RY, 1983. Techniques for the recovery and identification of Cryptosporidium oocysts from stool specimens. J Clin Microbiol 18 :185–190.
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11
Tompkins VN, Miller JK, 1947. Staining intestinal protozoa with iron-hematoxylin-phosphotungstic acid. Am J Trop Med Hyg 17 :755–757.
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12
Ritchie L, 1948. An ether sedimentation technique for routine stool examinations. Bull US Army Med Dept 8 :326.
-
13
Ortega YR, Sterling CR, Gilman RH, 1998. Cyclospora cayetanensis.Adv Parasitol 40 :400–418.
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14
Connor BA, Shlim DR, Scholes JV, Rayburn JL, Reidy J, Rajah R, 1993. Pathologic changes in the small bowel in nine patients with diarrhea associated with a coccidia-like body. Ann Intern Med 119 :377–382.
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Reinthaler FF, 1989. Epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis in children in tropical countries. J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol 33 :505–513.
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