| [cyclosporosis: an emergent parasitosis. (i) clinical and epidemiological aspects]. | determine the prevalence of cyclospora cayetanensis in asymptomatic patients consulting a physician, or dwellers of marginal urban settlements surrounding lima, peru. | 2005 | 16333387 |
| outbreak of cyclosporiasis at a naval base in lima, peru. | cyclospora cayetanensis is emerging as an important cause of food-borne diarrheal outbreaks, especially in developed regions like the united states and europe. we describe an outbreak of cyclosporiasis in peruvian naval recruits that we believe to be the first among a local population in a developing region. | 2006 | 16968939 |
| use of pcr to improve diagnostic yield in an outbreak of cyclosporiasis in lima, peru. | protozoal diseases are increasingly recognized as the cause of diarrhoeal outbreaks in both developed and developing countries. cyclospora cayetanensis has been responsible for several epidemics in the last decade. in march 2005, an outbreak of diarrhoea was identified in recruits at the ancon naval base in lima, peru. a case-control study was carried out. the overall diarrhoea attack rate was 53% (45/85). complete data from 52 recruits were available for the analysis; 37 met the criteria for ca ... | 2008 | 18433812 |