Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection in patients without evidence of immunosuppression: two cases from Zimbabwe found to have positive stools by PCR.
Ann Trop Med Parasitol
; 94(7): 699-702, 2000 Oct.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11144811
ABSTRACT
Patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) often also have intestinal infections with Enterocytozoon bieneusi. Recently, infection with this microsporidian has been described in immunocompetent subjects, mainly from Europe. When the stools of six HIV-negative patients who presented with diarrhoea in Zimbabwe were investigated, using a recently described protocol based on PCR, two patients were found to have E. bieneusi infections. These two individuals presented with a self limited diarrhoea, abdominal cramping and nausea. These data indicate that E. bieneusi may be a more common cause of diarrhoea in Zimbabwe than previously thought. Larger, prospective studies are needed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Microsporida
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Microsporidiosis
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Diarrhea
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Immunocompetence
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Ann Trop Med Parasitol
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Zimbabwe