Tubulinosema sp. Microsporidian Myositis in Immunosuppressed Patient

Tubulinosema sp. Microsporidian Myositis in Immunosuppressed Patient

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maria M. Choudhary, Maureen G. Metcalfe, Kathryn Arrambide, Caryn Bern, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Norman J. Pieniazek, Rebecca D. Bandea, Marlene DeLeon-Carnes, Patricia Adem, Moaz M. Choudhary, Sherif R. Zaki, Musab U. Saeed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
fungal infections
microsporidia
Tubulinosema
immunosuppression
myositis
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/9/10-1926_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/9/10-1926_article

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