Tubulinosema spp.Microsporidian Myositis in Immunosuppressed Patient

Authors :: Kathryn Arrambide
Rebecca Bandea
Govinda S. Visvesvara
Moaz M. Choudhary
Maureen G. Metcalfe
Patricia Adem
Marlene DeLeon-Carnes
Musab U. Saeed
Sherif R. Zaki
Maria M. Choudhary
Caryn Bern
Norman J. Pieniazek
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 9, Pp 1727-1730 (2011), Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Year :: 2011
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2011.
Abstract: 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.

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