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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Main Authors: Angela Beatriz DI GLIULLO, Marta S. CRIBARI, Amadeo Javier BAVA, Jorge S. CICCONETTI, Roberto COLLAZOS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2000-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652000000200009