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Prevalence of intestinal microsporidiosis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected patients with diarrhea in major United States cities Prevalência de microsporidiose intestinal em pacientes infectados pelo HIV com diarréia nas principais cidades dos Estados Unidos da América do Norte

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2007
To determine the prevalence of intestinal microsporidiosis in HIV-infected patients, we performed a prospective study of HIV-infected patients with diarrheal illnesses in three US hospitals and examined an observational database of HIV-infected patients ...
Mark S. Dworkin, Susan E. Buskin, Arthur J. Davidson, David L. Cohn, Anne Morse, Jeffrey Inungu, Michael R. Adams, Scott B. McCombs, Jeffrey L. Jones, Hercules Moura, Govinda Visvesvara, Norman J. Pieniazek, Thomas R. Navin   +12 more
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Human Microsporidial Infections [PDF]

, 2006
Microsporidia are eukaryotic, spore forming obligate intracellular parasites, first recognised over 100 years ago. Microsporidia are becoming increasingly recognised as infectious pathogens causing intestinal and extra-intestinal diseases in both immuno ...
D D, Duhlinska, G I, Anyanwu, I CJ, Omalu, P U, Inyama, V A, Pam   +4 more
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Retrospective study on Encephalitozoon cuniculi infections in 118 cat and 9 dog eyes

Veterinary Ophthalmology, Volume 28, Issue 5, Page 830-846, September 2025.
Abstract Purpose This study aims to inform about the clinical image, diagnostic possibilities, and treatment options for cats and dogs diagnosed with ocular encephalitozoonosis. Materials and Methods Medical records of 7 dogs and 75 cats with ocular encephalitozoonosis presented at the Clinical Unit of Ophthalmology of the University of Veterinary ...
Sophie Hofmann‐Wellenhof, Barbara Nell
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Molecular diagnosis of potentially human pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon species in exotic birds in Southwestern Iran [PDF]

, 2017
Microsporidia are obligate intracellular parasites that produce spores. The infections caused by these parasites are mostly considered to be opportunistic in immunodeficient patients.
Abdizadeh, Rahman., Mardani-Kateki, Masoumeh., Saki, Jasem., Soltani, Shahrzad., Tavalla, Mehdi.   +4 more
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An Unusual Encounter: Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis Infection in Wild Sheep

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 3, May 2025.
This study reports Johne's disease (JD) in Isfahan wild sheep, marking the first documented case in Iran's wild ruminants. The disease, caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), was confirmed through PCR and histopathological examination.
Javad Abbasi, Amirali Avarseji, Alireza Nazari, Muhammad Shahbazi Dastjerdi, Diba Golchin, Amin Zamani, Mohammad Nouri, Iradj Ashrafi Tamai   +7 more
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A nested PCR assay to avoid false positive detection of the microsporidian enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) in environmental samples in shrimp farms [PDF]

, 2016
PublishedJournal Article© 2016 Jaroenlak et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original ...
Flegel, TW, Itsathitphaisarn, O, Jaroenlak, P, Sanguanrut, P, Sritunyalucksana, K, Stentiford, GD, Williams, BAP   +6 more
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Microsporidial Infections in Immunodeficient and Immunocompetent Patients [PDF]

, 2017
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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CRISPR/Cas system and its application in the diagnosis of animal infectious diseases

The FASEB Journal, Volume 38, Issue 24, 31 December 2024.
CRISPR‐based diagnostic platforms have transformed the molecular diagnostic field due to their outstanding ultra‐sensitive nucleic acid detecting capabilities. In this review, we highlighted the application of currently available CRISPR integrated setups on the diagnosis of animal infectious diseases.
Hafiz Muhammad Hamza Rasool, Qiwei Chen, Xiaowei Gong, Jizhang Zhou   +3 more
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First record of Astathelohania contejeani (Henneguy, 1892) in the narrow-clawed crayfish Pontastacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823) from Belarus

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
Porcelain disease, caused by the parasite Astathelohania contejeani, is a fatal disease for freshwater crayfish. Previously published data provide information on the occurrence of A. contejeani in various crayfish species. However, its prevalence in host
Śliwińska Karolina, Skuratovich Elena, Alekhnovich Anatoly   +2 more
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Idiopathic AIDS enteropathy and treatment of gastrointestinal opportunistic pathogens. [PDF]

, 2009
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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