Disseminated Microsporidiosis in an Immunosuppressed Patient

Meissner, Eric G.; Bennett, John E.; Qvarnstrom, Yvonne; da Silva, Alexandre; Chu, Emily Y.; Tsokos, Maria; Gea-Banacloche, Juan

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Disseminated Microsporidiosis in an Immunosuppressed Patient

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Jul 2012
By Meissner, Eric G. ; Bennett, John E. ; Qvarnstrom, Yvonne ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Meissner, Eric G. ; Bennett, John E. ; Qvarnstrom, Yvonne ; da Silva, Alexandre ; Chu, Emily Y. ; Tsokos, Maria ; Gea-Banacloche, Juan
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
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Emerg Infect Dis. 18(7):1155-1158.
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Journal Article
Volume:

18
Issue:

7
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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