Tubulinosema sp Microsporidian Myositis in Immunosuppressed Patient

被引：31
作者：
Choudhary, Maria M. [1 ]
Metcalfe, Maureen G. [2 ]
Arrambide, Kathryn [3 ]
Bern, Caryn [2 ]
Visvesvara, Govinda S. [2 ]
Pieniazek, Norman J. [2 ]
Bandea, Rebecca D. [2 ]
DeLeon-Carnes, Marlene [2 ]
Adem, Patricia [2 ]
Choudhary, Moaz M. [3 ]
Zaki, Sherif R. [2 ]
Saeed, Musab U. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Cleveland Clin Fdn, Dept Internal Med, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
[2] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Atlanta, GA USA
[3] So Illinois Univ, Quincy, IL USA
来源：
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2011年 / 17卷 / 09期
关键词：
TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT; BRACHIOLA-ALGERAE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PATHOGEN;
D O I：
10.3201/eid1709.101926
中图分类号：
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号：
100102 ;
摘要：
The Phylum Microsporidia comprises >1,200 species, only 15 of which are known to infect humans, including the genera Trachipleistophora, Pleistophora, and Brachiola. We report an infection by Tubulinosema sp. in an immunosuppressed patient.
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页码：1727 / 1730
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