Microsporidiosis and Malnutrition in Children with Persistent Diarrhea, Uganda
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 We show that the microsporidian fungus Enterocytozoon bieneusi is associated with lower rates of weight gain in children in Uganda with persistent diarrhea. This relationship remained after controlling for HIV and concurrent cryptosporidiosis.
Siobhan M. Mor +4 more
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Enterocytozoon bieneusi Microsporidiosis in Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Treated with Fumagillin
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 Enterocytozoon bieneusi microsporidiosis is an emerging disease in immunocompromised patients. We report 2 cases of this disease in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients successfully treated with fumagillin. Thrombocytopenia occurred but
Iryna Bukreyeva +9 more
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Disseminated Microsporidiosis in an Immunosuppressed Patient
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012 We report a case of disseminated microsporidiosis in a patient with multiple myeloma who had received an allogeneic stem cell transplant requiring substantial immunosuppression.
Eric G. Meissner +6 more
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Latent microsporidiosis caused by Encephalitozoon cuniculi in immunocompetent hosts: a murine model demonstrating the ineffectiveness of the immune system and treatment with albendazole. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: Microsporidia are obligate intracellular parasites causing severe infections with lethal outcome in immunocompromised hosts. However, these pathogens are more frequently reported as latent infections in immunocompetent individuals and raises ...
Michaela Kotkova +3 more
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Microsporidiosis in Vertebrate Companion Exotic Animals
Journal of Fungi, 2015 Veterinarians caring for companion animals may encounter microsporidia in various host species, and diagnosis and treatment of these fungal organisms can be particularly challenging. Fourteen microsporidial species have been reported to infect humans and
Claire Vergneau-Grosset, Sylvain Larrat
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Intestinal microsporidiosis: a hidden risk in rheumatic disease patients undergoing anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy combined with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs? [PDF]
Clinics, 2011 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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Microscopic and Molecular Evaluation of Intestinal Microsporidia in Hemodialysis and Cancer Patients in Ilam Province. [PDF]
J Trop MedBackground and Aims Microsporidia are opportunistic intestinal pathogens causing chronic diarrhea in immunocompromised patients. Limited data exist on their prevalence in western Iran. This study aimed to investigate intestinal microsporidia in hemodialysis and cancer patients in Ilam Province.
Khezri K +4 more
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Microsporidiosis gastrointestinal: una actualización Gastrointestinal microsporidiosis: an update
Revista Médica Electrónica, 2013 La microsporidiosis es una infección emergente y oportunista producida por microorganismos intracelulares obligados formadores de esporas que han sido taxonómicamente reclasificados como hongos.
Amauri L. Noda Albelo +2 more
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Microsporidium Keratitis After Hurricane Francine: A Case Report. [PDF]
Case Rep Ophthalmol MedMicrosporidial ocular infections are being increasingly reported, especially in temperate climates. In this case report, we describe five patients who presented to a private ophthalmology practice in Southeastern Louisiana in 2024, all within 3 months of Hurricane Francine landing.
Dwyer ZA, Lau SV.
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An Ocular Manifestation of a Systemic Disease With Encephalitozoon Pogonae in a Juvenile Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps). [PDF]
Vet OphthalmolABSTRACT Objective Encephalitozoon pogonae, a recently identified microsporidian species, has been associated with systemic infections in Central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) manifesting as granulomatous inflammation and vasculitis. Despite the species similarity to Encephalitozoon cuniculi, which causes ocular, neurologic, and renal pathology in
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