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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Meissner, Eric G. ; Bennett, John E. ; Qvarnstrom, Yvonne ; da Silva, Alexandre ; Chu, Emily Y. ; ... More +
Meissner, Eric G. ; Bennett, John E. ; Qvarnstrom, Yvonne ; da Silva, Alexandre ; Chu, Emily Y. ; Tsokos, Maria ; Gea-Banacloche, Juan ; Less -
Description:
We report a case of disseminated microsporidiosis in a patient with multiple myeloma who had received an allogeneic stem cell transplant requiring substantial immunosuppression. The causative organism was identified as Tubulinosema acridophagus, confirming this genus of microsporidia as a novel human pathogen.
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Adult
Dispatch
Female
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Microsporidia
Microsporidiosis
Stem Cell Transplantation

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 18(7):1155-1158.
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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