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Volume 11, Number 9—September 2005
Dispatch

Cyclosporiasis Outbreak, Indonesia

Marjolijn C.A. Blans*Comments to Author , Ben U. Ridwan†, Jaco J. Verweij‡, Maja Rozenberg-Arska†, and Jan Verhoef†
Author affiliations: *Gelre Ziekenhuizen, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands; †University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands; ‡Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands

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Table

Characteristics of meeting members exposed to Cyclospora cayetanensis, Bogor, Indonesia, 2001*

Variable Cases (%), n = 14 Noncases (%), n = 15 p value†
Female sex 10 (71) 6 (40) 0.09
Symptoms
Diarrhea‡ 11 (79) 9 (60) NS
Obstipation 3 (21) 0 NS
Stomach and abdominal cramps 10 (71) 6 (40) 0.09
Flatulence 13 (93) 5 (33) 0.001
Fever 2 (13) 1 (7) NS
Nausea/appetite loss 13 (93) 4 (27) <0.001
Median symptom duration (IQR), days§ 41 (29–42) 1 (0–6) <0.001
Median stay in Indonesia (IQR), days 14 (10.5–18.5) 16 (11–23) NS

*NS, nonsignificant; IQR, interquartile range.
†Determined by χ2 test for categorical variables and by Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables.
‡Diarrhea was defined as >3 loose stools in 24 hours.
§If patients had symptoms when entering the study, the duration was fixed at 42 days.

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