Human Challenge Pilot Study with Cyclospora cayetanensis

We describe a pilot study that attempted to infect human volunteers with Cyclospora cayetanensis. Seven healthy volunteers ingested an inoculum of Cyclospora oocysts (approximately 200–49,000 oocysts). The volunteers did not experience symptoms of gastroenteritis, and no oocysts were detected in any...

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Autores principales: Alfano-Sobsey, Edith M., Eberhard, Mark L., Seed, John R., Weber, David J., Won, Kimberly Y., Nace, Eva K., Moe, Christine L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323087/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15200870
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1004.030356
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author Alfano-Sobsey, Edith M.
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Won, Kimberly Y.
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description We describe a pilot study that attempted to infect human volunteers with Cyclospora cayetanensis. Seven healthy volunteers ingested an inoculum of Cyclospora oocysts (approximately 200–49,000 oocysts). The volunteers did not experience symptoms of gastroenteritis, and no oocysts were detected in any stool samples during the 16 weeks volunteers were monitored.
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spelling pubmed-33230872012-04-17 Human Challenge Pilot Study with Cyclospora cayetanensis Alfano-Sobsey, Edith M. Eberhard, Mark L. Seed, John R. Weber, David J. Won, Kimberly Y. Nace, Eva K. Moe, Christine L. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We describe a pilot study that attempted to infect human volunteers with Cyclospora cayetanensis. Seven healthy volunteers ingested an inoculum of Cyclospora oocysts (approximately 200–49,000 oocysts). The volunteers did not experience symptoms of gastroenteritis, and no oocysts were detected in any stool samples during the 16 weeks volunteers were monitored. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-04 /pmc/articles/PMC3323087/ /pubmed/15200870 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1004.030356 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Human Challenge Pilot Study with Cyclospora cayetanensis
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