Abstract
A Mexican airline pilot had clinical manifestations of illness after a five-day stay in Lima, Peru. Six months later in Mexico, he was given a diagnosis of infection with Cyclospora cayetanensis by using coproparasitoscopic serial tests. He was treated twice with nitazoxadine successfully.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Cyclospora / isolation & purification*
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Cyclosporiasis / diagnosis
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Cyclosporiasis / drug therapy
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Cyclosporiasis / parasitology*
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Diarrhea / drug therapy
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Diarrhea / parasitology
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Feces / parasitology
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Humans
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Male
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Mexiko
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Peru
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Sulfamethoxazole / therapeutic use
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Trimethoprim / therapeutic use
Substances
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Trimethoprim
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Sulfamethoxazole