TY - JOUR
T1 - Cyclospora cayetanensis
AU - Ortega, Y. R.
AU - Sterling, C. R.
AU - Gilman, R. H.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Cyclospora cayetanensis is a coccidian pathogen in humans. Cyclosporiasis is characterized by mild to severe nausea, anorexia, abdominal cramping, and watery diarrhea. Cyclospora has now been described from patients with protracted diarrheal illness in North, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa, Bangladesh, south-east Asia, Australia, England, and eastern Europe, and is characterized by marked seasonality. Routes of transmission are still unknown, although the fecal-oral route, either directly or via water, is probably the major one. A recent outbreak in the USA suggested transmission of Cyclospora by ingestion of contaminated berries. Cyclospora oocysts can be detected by phase contrast microscopy, modified acid-fast staining, autofluorescence, and amplification by the polymerase chain reaction. Oocysts are not sporulated when excreted in the feces, and sporulated oocysts are needed for infection. Each sporulated oocyst contains two sporocysts and each sporocyst contains two sporozoites. Humans seem to be the only host for this parasite. Histopathological examination of jejunal biopsies from infected individuals showed mild to moderate acute inflammation of the lamina propria and surface epithelial disarray. Parasitophorous vacuoles containing sexual and asexual forms of Cycl. cayetanensis were located in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells. Cyclospora infections can be treated succesfully with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
AB - Cyclospora cayetanensis is a coccidian pathogen in humans. Cyclosporiasis is characterized by mild to severe nausea, anorexia, abdominal cramping, and watery diarrhea. Cyclospora has now been described from patients with protracted diarrheal illness in North, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa, Bangladesh, south-east Asia, Australia, England, and eastern Europe, and is characterized by marked seasonality. Routes of transmission are still unknown, although the fecal-oral route, either directly or via water, is probably the major one. A recent outbreak in the USA suggested transmission of Cyclospora by ingestion of contaminated berries. Cyclospora oocysts can be detected by phase contrast microscopy, modified acid-fast staining, autofluorescence, and amplification by the polymerase chain reaction. Oocysts are not sporulated when excreted in the feces, and sporulated oocysts are needed for infection. Each sporulated oocyst contains two sporocysts and each sporocyst contains two sporozoites. Humans seem to be the only host for this parasite. Histopathological examination of jejunal biopsies from infected individuals showed mild to moderate acute inflammation of the lamina propria and surface epithelial disarray. Parasitophorous vacuoles containing sexual and asexual forms of Cycl. cayetanensis were located in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells. Cyclospora infections can be treated succesfully with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0065-308X(08)60128-1
DO - 10.1016/S0065-308X(08)60128-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 9554080
AN - SCOPUS:0032471411
SN - 0065-308X
VL - 40
SP - 399
EP - 418
JO - Advances in Parasitology
JF - Advances in Parasitology
ER -