Tubulinosema sp. Microsporidian Myositis in Immunosuppressed Patient

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Choudhary, Maria M. ; Metcalfe, Maureen G. ; Arrambide, Kathryn ; Bern, Caryn ; Visvesvara, Govinda S. ; Pieniazek, Norman J. ; Bandea, Rebecca D. ; DeLeon-Carnes, Marlene ; Adem, Patricia ; Choudhary, Moaz M. ; Zaki, Sherif R. ; Saeed, Musab U.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Acute Kidney Injury Aged Dispatch Fatal Outcome Female Fungal Infections Humans Immunocompromised Host Immunosuppression Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell Microsporidia Muscle, Skeletal Myositis Tubulinosema

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(9):1727-1730.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:facbf1ff2bef40ad05f4c554529068805518ecb368cbb7d1fb049048c9ff1a5e
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23678/cdc_23678_DS1.pdf
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