Cyclospora cayetanensis infections among diarrheal outpatients in Shanghai: a retrospective case study / 医学前沿
Frontiers of Medicine
;
(4): 98-103, 2018.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-772723
ABSTRACT
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a foodborne and waterborne pathogen that causes endemic and epidemic human diarrhea worldwide. A few epidemiological studies regarding C. cayetanensis infections in China have been conducted. During 2013, a total of 291 stool specimens were collected from patients with diarrhea at a hospital in urban Shanghai. C. cayetanensis was not detected in any of the stool specimens by traditional microscopy, whereas five stool specimens (1.72%, 5/291) were positive by PCR. These positive cases confirmed by molecular technology were all in the adult group (mean age 27.8 years; 2.94%, 5/170) with watery diarrhea. Marked infection occurred in the rainy season of May and July. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses of the partial 18S rRNA genes of C. cayetanensis isolated showed intra-species diversity of this parasite. This study showed, for the first time, that C. cayetanensis is a pathogen in outpatients with diarrhea in Shanghai, albeit at a low level. However, the transmission dynamics of this parasite in these patients remain uncertain.
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Assunto principal:
Pacientes Ambulatoriais
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Parasitologia
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Filogenia
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RNA Ribossômico 18S
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China
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Epidemiologia
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Cyclospora
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Ciclosporíase
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Frontiers of Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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