Cyclospora Cayetanensis

Flow cytometry detects Cyclospora cayetanensis oocytes in fecal specimens

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, August 16th, 2005

Flow cytometry detects Cyclospora cayetanensis oocytes in fecal specimens.

According to recent research from Canada, "A diagnosis of cyclosporiasis typically involves stool examinations for the presence of Cyclospora oocysts by means of microscopy. In recent years, flow cytometry has been gaining in popularity as a novel method of detecting pathogens in environmental and clinical samples.

"The present study is an evaluation of a flow cytometric method for the detection and enumeration of Cyclospora oocysts in human fecal specimens associated with food-borne outbreaks of cyclosporiasis in Ontario, Canada."

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