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By Mayo Clinic staffCyclospora infection causes watery, and sometimes explosive, diarrhea. The one-celled parasite that causes cyclospora infection can enter your body when you ingest contaminated food or water. Fresh produce is the culprit in many cases of cyclospora infection.
Because diarrhea can be caused by many things, it can be difficult to diagnose cyclospora infection. A specialized test is required to identify the cyclospora parasite in stool samples. Treatment for cyclospora infection is antibiotics. However, food safety precautions may help to prevent the disease.
- Information for health care providers: Cyclospora infection or cyclosporiasis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cyclospora/healthcare_cyclospora.htm. Accessed July 15, 2009.
- Weller PF, et al. Cyclospora infections. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed July 15, 2009.
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- WGO practice guideline: Acute diarrhea. Munich, Germany: World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO). http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=12679&nbr=006567&string=dehydration. Accessed July 29, 2009.
- Bitterman RA, et al. Acute gastroenteritis: Protozoan gastrointestinal infection. In: Marx JA, et al. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2006. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/149885464-3/863193603/1365/282.html#4-u1.0-B0-323-02845-4..50098-6--cesec129_4708. Accessed July 15, 2009.
