Emerging Intestinal Microsporidia Infection in HIV(+)/AIDS Patients in Iran: Microscopic and Molecular Detection

Emerging Intestinal Microsporidia Infection in HIV(+)/AIDS Patients in Iran: Microscopic and Molecular Detection

Background: Species of Microsporidia have been known as opportunistic obli-gate intracellular parasites particularly in immunocompromised patients. Enterocyto-zoon bieneusi is one of most prevalent intestinal microsporida parasites in HIV+/AIDS patients. In this study, intestinal microsporidia infec...

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Main Authors: Hamed Mirjalali, Mehdi Mohebali, Hossein Mirhendi, Rashid Gholami, Hossein Keshavarz, Ahmad Reza Meamar, Mostafa Rezaeian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Subjects:
Encephalitozoon spp
Enterocytozoon bieneusi
HIV /AIDS patients
Iran
Nested-PCR
Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/419

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