Cyclospora cayetanensis in sputum and stool samples Cyclospora cayetanensis em amostra de escarro
We report the observation of acid-fast Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts in a sputum sample. The patient, a 60 year-old, HIV negative man, was successfully treated for pulmonary tuberculosis during 1997. On February 1998, he was admitted to our center due to loss of weight, cough with purulent expecto...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2fc8a0e70c9649ada6276011e89bd0ec 2024-09-09T19:28:27+00:00 Cyclospora cayetanensis in sputum and stool samples Cyclospora cayetanensis em amostra de escarro Angela Beatriz DI GLIULLO Marta S. CRIBARI Amadeo Javier BAVA Jorge S. CICCONETTI Roberto COLLAZOS 2000-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652000000200009 https://doaj.org/article/2fc8a0e70c9649ada6276011e89bd0ec EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652000000200009 https://doaj.org/toc/0036-4665 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 doi:10.1590/S0036-46652000000200009 0036-4665 1678-9946 https://doaj.org/article/2fc8a0e70c9649ada6276011e89bd0ec Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 42, Iss 2, Pp 115-117 (2000) Cyclospora cayetanensis Cyclosporosis Pulmonary cyclosporosis Intestinal cyclosporosis Epidemiology of Cyclospora cayetanensis Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2000 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652000000200009 2024-08-05T17:49:31Z We report the observation of acid-fast Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts in a sputum sample. The patient, a 60 year-old, HIV negative man, was successfully treated for pulmonary tuberculosis during 1997. On February 1998, he was admitted to our center due to loss of weight, cough with purulent expectoration, dysphonia and a radiological picture of pulmonary fibrosis. Bacilloscopic study of sputum (negative for acid-fast bacilli) stained with Ziehl-Neelsen technique showed large (8-10 µm) spherical, acid-fast Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts. No other pathogens were isolated on cultures from this sample or from laryngeal biopsy. Serial parasitologic studies showed C. cayetanensis and also eggs of Trichuris trichiura, Ascaris lumbricoides and Hymenolepis nana and of Entamoeba coli cysts. The patient lives in the outskirts of Buenos Aires in a brick-made house with potable water and works as builder of sewers. He travelled in several occasions to the rural area of province of Tucumán which has poor sanitary conditions. C. cayetanensis is an emergent agent of diarrhea and as far as we know this is the first time the parasite is observed in respiratory samples. Comunicamos a observação de grandes oocistos (8-10 µm de diâmetro) esféricos, ácido-álcool-resistentes de Cyclospora cayetanensis em amostra de escarro corada com a técnica de Ziehl-Neelsen. Na amostra não foram observados nem cultivados outros agentes patogênicos. Trata-se de um paciente do sexo masculino, 60 anos de idade, HIV (-), tratado previamente para tuberculose pulmonar (1997). Em fevereiro de 1998 apresentou-se em nosso hospital com perda de peso, tosse com expectoração purulenta, disfonia e imagens radiológicas de fibrose pulmonar. As culturas das amostras de escarro e da biopsia de laringe foram negativas. O exame parasitológico seriado de fezes mostrou ovos de Ascaris lumbricoides, Hymenolepis nana e Trichuris trichiura e cistos de Entamoeba coli. O paciente mora nos arredores de Buenos Aires numa casa de alvenaria com água potável e é construtor de ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Tucumán ENVELOPE(-63.200,-63.200,-64.683,-64.683) Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 42 2 115 117 |
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We report the observation of acid-fast Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts in a sputum sample. The patient, a 60 year-old, HIV negative man, was successfully treated for pulmonary tuberculosis during 1997. On February 1998, he was admitted to our center due to loss of weight, cough with purulent expectoration, dysphonia and a radiological picture of pulmonary fibrosis. Bacilloscopic study of sputum (negative for acid-fast bacilli) stained with Ziehl-Neelsen technique showed large (8-10 µm) spherical, acid-fast Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts. No other pathogens were isolated on cultures from this sample or from laryngeal biopsy. Serial parasitologic studies showed C. cayetanensis and also eggs of Trichuris trichiura, Ascaris lumbricoides and Hymenolepis nana and of Entamoeba coli cysts. The patient lives in the outskirts of Buenos Aires in a brick-made house with potable water and works as builder of sewers. He travelled in several occasions to the rural area of province of Tucumán which has poor sanitary conditions. C. cayetanensis is an emergent agent of diarrhea and as far as we know this is the first time the parasite is observed in respiratory samples. Comunicamos a observação de grandes oocistos (8-10 µm de diâmetro) esféricos, ácido-álcool-resistentes de Cyclospora cayetanensis em amostra de escarro corada com a técnica de Ziehl-Neelsen. Na amostra não foram observados nem cultivados outros agentes patogênicos. Trata-se de um paciente do sexo masculino, 60 anos de idade, HIV (-), tratado previamente para tuberculose pulmonar (1997). Em fevereiro de 1998 apresentou-se em nosso hospital com perda de peso, tosse com expectoração purulenta, disfonia e imagens radiológicas de fibrose pulmonar. As culturas das amostras de escarro e da biopsia de laringe foram negativas. O exame parasitológico seriado de fezes mostrou ovos de Ascaris lumbricoides, Hymenolepis nana e Trichuris trichiura e cistos de Entamoeba coli. O paciente mora nos arredores de Buenos Aires numa casa de alvenaria com água potável e é construtor de ... |
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Cyclospora cayetanensis in sputum and stool samples Cyclospora cayetanensis em amostra de escarro |
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Cyclospora cayetanensis in sputum and stool samples Cyclospora cayetanensis em amostra de escarro |
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Cyclospora cayetanensis in sputum and stool samples Cyclospora cayetanensis em amostra de escarro |
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Cyclospora cayetanensis in sputum and stool samples Cyclospora cayetanensis em amostra de escarro |
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Cyclospora cayetanensis in sputum and stool samples Cyclospora cayetanensis em amostra de escarro |
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