Microsporidial Infections in Immunodeficient and Immunocompetent Patients [PDF]
Microsporidia are obligate, intracellular, spore-forming protozoal parasites. Their host range is extensive and includes most invertebrates and all classes of vertebrates. Five microsporidial genera (Enterocytozoon, Encephalitozoon, Septata, Pleistophom,
Bryan, Ralph T., Weber, Rainer
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Identification, characterization and heparin binding capacity of a spore-wall, virulence protein from the shrimp microsporidian, Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) [PDF]
This is the final version of the article. Available from the publisher via the DOI in this record.BACKGROUND: The microsporidian Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) is a spore-forming, intracellular parasite that causes an economically debilitating disease
Boakye, DW+5 more
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Idiopathic AIDS enteropathy and treatment of gastrointestinal opportunistic pathogens. [PDF]
Diarrhea in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has proven to be both a diagnostic and treatment challenge since the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) virus more than 30 years ago.
Cello, John P, Day, Lukejohn W
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Microsporidiosis of the silkworm Bombyx mori is caused by the highly virulent parasite Nosema bombycis (Nageli). The infection can be deleterious due to horizontal and vertical transmission, causing heavy damage to the sericulture industry.
V G Esvaran+3 more
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Intestinal Coinfection with Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Cryptosporidium in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Child with Chronic Diarrhea [PDF]
The microsporidian Enterocytozoon bieneusi has been recognized as an important cause of chronic diarrhea in severely immunodeficient adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We report the first case of intestinal E.
Lüthy, Ruedi+3 more
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Transfer of Sulfamethazine from Contaminated Beeswax to Honey [PDF]
A liquid chromatographic tandem mass spectrometric method for the determination of sulfa drugs in beeswax was developed. When performing residue control on beeswax intended for the fabrication of wax foundations, residues of sulfonamides were found.
Daeseleire, Els+3 more
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Microsporidiosis is a fungal infection that generally causes digestive disorders, especially in immunocompromised hosts. Over a 4-day period in January 2018, 3 patients with hematologic malignancies who were admitted to the hematology unit of a hospital ...
Guillaume Desoubeaux+10 more
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Diabetes mellitus increases the susceptibility to encephalitozoonosis in mice. [PDF]
Microsporidiosis are diseases caused by opportunistic intracellular fungi in immunosuppressed individuals, as well as in transplanted patients, the elderly and children, among others.
Aldo Francisco Neto+7 more
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Disseminated Microsporidiosis Due to Encephalitozoon hellem: Pulmonary Colonization, Microhematuria, and Mild Conjunctivitis in a Patient with AIDS [PDF]
Four genera of microsporidia have been associated with disease in humans, which predominantly affects immunocompromised persons. Systemic infection with a newly characterized microsporidian species, Encephalitozoon hellem, was recently reported in a ...
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