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CEDENO-CASCANTE, Tatiana. Cyclospora Cayetanesis: descripción del primer caso en el Hospital San Rafael de Alajuela. Acta méd. costarric [online]. 2002, vol.44, n.2, pp.79-81. ISSN 0001-6002.

We are reporting a case of a Norwegian patient who presented large as recurrent diarrheic episodes. A diagnosis of cyclosporidiosis was stablish. This is the second case of cyclosporidiosis reported in Costa Rica and the first diagnose are de they patients were give the adecuated tratamient Hospital San Rafael de Alajuela. This is a call for doctors and microbiologist to be prepared for more possible cases.

Palavras-chave : Cyclospora; ciclosporidiosis; ooquistes; coccidia.