Microsporidiosis in HIV positive patients: current methods for diagnosis using biopsy, cytologic, ultrastructural, immunological, and tissue culture techniques

Title:

Microsporidiosis in HIV positive patients: current methods for diagnosis using biopsy, cytologic, ultrastructural, immunological, and tissue culture techniques

Creator:

Schwartz, D.A., Bryan, R.T., Weber, R., and Visvesvara, G.S.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:0c4515e8-a298-4c2a-ad97-2e6400e1086b
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Subject:

microsporidiosis, AIDS, opportunistic infections, protozoa, diagnosis, and parasitic disease

Type:

model:internalpart and TEXT

Format:

print

Description:

Microsporidiosis is an increasingly important opportunistic infection in HIV-positive patients. Five species of microsporidia {Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Encephalitozoon hellem and E. cunieuli, Seplata intestinalis, and Pleistophora sp.) have been reported to occur in AIDS, with each agent producing a different clinicopathologic spectrum of disease. This communication reviews routine and specialized methods for diagnosis of these important pathogenic protozoa, including biopsy, cytology, ultrastructural and immunologic examination, and tissue culture, and describes the current knowledge of organ distribution for microsporidia in persons with AIDS.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Coverage:

101-109 and 23-31

Source:

Folia parasitologica | 1994 Volume:41 | Number:2

Harvested from:

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