Intestinal microsporidiosis: a hidden risk in rheumatic disease patients undergoing anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy combined with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs? [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Immunosuppressed patients are at risk of microsporidiosis, and this parasitosis has an increased rate of dissemination in this population.
Nadia Emi Aikawa +9 more
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Frecuencia de microsporidiosis intestinal en pacientes positivos para VIH mediante las técnicas de Gram cromotropo rápido y PCR. [PDF]
Los microsporidios son protozoos intracelulares obligados, implicados en procesos de diarrea persistente en pacientes con sida, aunque no son exclusivos de este grupo de pacientes. La prevalencia de microsporidios en diferentes países varía entre 8% y 52%
Jorge H. Botero +8 more
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A Case of Intestinal Microsporidiosis in a Renal Transplant Recipient
Post-renal transplant diarrhea is a common clinical presentation. An extensive list of potential etiology adds to the diagnostic dilemma. In cases of prolonged or intractable diarrhea, invasive tests are often performed.
Doshi, Nidhi +3 more
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Intestinal microsporidiosis in a HIV-seronegative patient
Microsporidial infections have been increasingly reported in immunocompromised patients, particularly those infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but only rarely in immunocompetent individuals. We report a case of intestinal microsporidiosis in a HIV-seronegative patient with acute self-limited diarrhoea.
Lebbad, M, +5 more
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After the diagnosis of two cases of microsporidial intestinal infection in 1992, in Rio de Janeiro, we have started looking for this parasite in HIV-infected patients with chronic unexplained diarrhea.
Patrícia Brasil +5 more
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Intestinal microsporidiosis in a reference center
Loredana Nilkenes Gomes da Costa +4 more
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BackgroundHuman intestinal parasitosis and microsporidiosis are a global health concern, mostly in endemic areas but should not be neglected elsewhere. Recent nationwide epidemiological data are scarce, especially from primary health care and developed ...
Maxime Moniot +5 more
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Antiretroviral therapy and intestinal microsporidiosis in thai HIV infected patients [PDF]
Wiwanitkit V.
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A role for antimicrobial peptides in intestinal microsporidiosis [PDF]
SUMMARYClinical isolates from 3 microsporidia species,Encephalitozoon intestinalisandEncephalitozoon hellem, and the insect parasiteAnncaliia(Brachiola, Nosema) algerae, were used in spore germination and enterocyte-like (C2Bbe1) cell infection assays to determine the effect of a panel of antimicrobial peptides.
G J, Leitch, C, Ceballos
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Intestinal parasitic infections in HIV-infected patients, Lao People's Democratic Republic [PDF]
HIV infection is an emerging problem in Laos. We conducted the first prospective study on intestinal parasites, including opportunistic protozoa, in newly diagnosed HIV infected patients, with or without diarrhea.
Borel, Elisabeth +46 more
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