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Cyclospora cayetanensis: First report of imported and autochthonous infections in Kuwait
Author(s) -
Jamshaid Iqbal,
P. R. Hira,
Faiza Mohamed Al-Ali,
Nabila Khalid
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.1722
Subject(s) - cyclospora cayetanensis , cyclospora , cryptosporidium , population , epidemiology , sulfamethoxazole , parasitology , veterinary medicine , trimethoprim , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , feces , pathology , antibiotics , environmental health
The intestinal coccidian parasites Cryptosporidium spp. and Cyclospora cayetanensis have emerged as significant human pathogens worldwide. The reports of Cyclospora cayetanensis infection in the Middle East are sporadic and no case has been reported from Kuwait.

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