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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There are no specific screening test indicated for Cyclospora. | |||
==Screening== | |||
IOWA department of public health has updated guidelines for conditions where testing of cyclospora is appropriate. | |||
Screening of Cyclospora should be done only if any of the following conditions apply. | |||
*Patient's diarrhea began in June, or | |||
*Patient has prolonged diarrhea (greater than 5 days duration - eliminating the more common causes of diarrheal illness), accompanied by symptoms such as fatigue and anorexia, or | |||
*Patient is a traveler with watery diarrhea returning from a part of the world where ''Cyclospora'' is endemic (such as Nepal, Guatemala or Peru). | |||
In such conditions, stool specimen is tested for Cyclospora. <ref name=IOWA>{{cite web | title = Testing for Cyclospora| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=11082&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock }}</ref> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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{{WS}} | {{WS}} | ||
[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
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Cyclosporiasis Microchapters |
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Cyclosporiasis screening On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Cyclosporiasis screening |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Cyclosporiasis screening |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]
Overview
There are no specific screening test indicated for Cyclospora.
Screening
IOWA department of public health has updated guidelines for conditions where testing of cyclospora is appropriate. Screening of Cyclospora should be done only if any of the following conditions apply.
- Patient's diarrhea began in June, or
- Patient has prolonged diarrhea (greater than 5 days duration - eliminating the more common causes of diarrheal illness), accompanied by symptoms such as fatigue and anorexia, or
- Patient is a traveler with watery diarrhea returning from a part of the world where Cyclospora is endemic (such as Nepal, Guatemala or Peru).
In such conditions, stool specimen is tested for Cyclospora. [1]