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Sunday, July 19, 2026

‘It’s treatable’: MUSC specialist on cyclosporiasis, cause of ‘blow-out diarrhea

 “It’s treatable. It’s a spectrum. For bad, symptomatic cases, we prescribe a sulfa drug. It’s the treatment of choice for cyclosporiasis.” That drug, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, is sold under the brand names Bactrim, Septra and Cotrim. “It will kill the pathogen and make you better, quicker,” Scott Curry MD, Medical University of South Carolina Health infectious diseases specialist, said.

https://www.musc.edu/content-hub/News/2026/07/17/its-treatable-musc-expert-on-cyclosporiasis-cause-of-blow-out-diarrhea

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