Enterocytozoon bieneusi detected by molecular methods in raw sewage and treated effluent from a combined system in Brazil

BACKGROUND Enterocytozoon bieneusi are the most common microsporidia associated with different clinical manifestations such as diarrhoea, respiratory tract inflammation and acalculous cholecystitis, especially in immunocompromised patients. Infection usually occurs by ingestion of food and water con...

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Main Authors: Sandra Yamashiro, Vagner Ricardo da Silva Fiuza, Ângela Therezinha Lauand Sampaio Teixeira, Nilson Branco, Carlos Emílio Levy, Isabel Cristina Vidal Siqueira de Castro, Regina Maura Bueno Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762017000600403&lng=en&tlng=en