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David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Coverage of David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in the Nexus archive.
- Cyclospora is easy for doctors to miss. The US made it even harder to spot | Robert B Shpiner
The US federal government downgraded active surveillance for Cyclospora cayetanensis, a parasite that is often missed in routine stool tests, leading to prolonged illness for thousands. Clinicians must specifically request tests for the parasite, which is not included in standard diagnostic assays.