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Sporadic cyclosporiasis in symptomatic Cuban patients: Confirmation of positive results from conventional diagnostic methods by molecular assay.
Puebla, Luis Enrique Jerez; Núñez Fernández, Fidel A; Nodarse, Jorge Fraga; Millán, Iraís Atencio; Rodríguez, Iredys Cruz; Santos, Lisette Pérez; Saavedra, Yanet Pintos; Moreno, Laura Rodríguez; Robertson, Lucy J.
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  • Puebla LEJ; Department of Parasitology, Tropical Medicine Institute "Pedro Kourí", Autopista Novia del Mediodía Km 6½ e/Autopista Nacional y Carretera Central, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Núñez Fernández FA; Department of Parasitology, Tropical Medicine Institute "Pedro Kourí", Autopista Novia del Mediodía Km 6½ e/Autopista Nacional y Carretera Central, La Habana, Cuba; Latin-American School of Medical Science, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Nodarse JF; Department of Parasitology, Tropical Medicine Institute "Pedro Kourí", Autopista Novia del Mediodía Km 6½ e/Autopista Nacional y Carretera Central, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Millán IA; Department of Parasitology, Tropical Medicine Institute "Pedro Kourí", Autopista Novia del Mediodía Km 6½ e/Autopista Nacional y Carretera Central, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Rodríguez IC; Department of Parasitology, Tropical Medicine Institute "Pedro Kourí", Autopista Novia del Mediodía Km 6½ e/Autopista Nacional y Carretera Central, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Santos LP; Department of Virology, Tropical Medicine Institute "Pedro Kourí", Autopista Novia del Mediodía Km 6½ e/Autopista Nacional y Carretera Central, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Saavedra YP; Department of Virology, Tropical Medicine Institute "Pedro Kourí", Autopista Novia del Mediodía Km 6½ e/Autopista Nacional y Carretera Central, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Moreno LR; Department of Parasitology, Tropical Medicine Institute "Pedro Kourí", Autopista Novia del Mediodía Km 6½ e/Autopista Nacional y Carretera Central, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Robertson LJ; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway. Electronic address: Lucy.robertson@nmbu.no.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ; 97(3): 115048, 2020 Jul.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32327205
In Cuba, there are few studies on cyclosporiasis. Here, we report results from 1247 stool samples from symptomatic patients that were examined by microscopy methods and positive cases confirmed by nested PCR targeting the 18S rRNA gene, followed by sequencing. Seven positive samples, all diagnosed during May-June, were confirmed by the molecular method, indicating an occurrence in this patient cohort of 0.56%.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Cyclospora / Ciclosporíase Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Caribe / Cuba Idioma: En Revista: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Cuba País de publicação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Cyclospora / Ciclosporíase Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Caribe / Cuba Idioma: En Revista: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Cuba País de publicação: Estados Unidos