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By Mayo Clinic staffThe prolonged diarrhea of untreated cyclospora infection can cause dehydration. If you're an otherwise healthy adult, you can treat dehydration by drinking more fluids. Some people may need to be hospitalized to receive intravenous fluids because they're at higher risk of severe dehydration. Examples include:
- People with compromised immune systems
- Infants and young children
- Older adults
- 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.
- Fisk TL, et al. Cyclospora. In: Mandell GL, et al. Mandell, Bennett and Dolin: Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier; 2005. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/149885464-3/863193603/1259/2282.html#4-u1.0-B0-443-06643-4..50284-1--cesec1_8789. Accessed July 15, 2009.
- 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.
