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- Title
Identification and characterization of microsporidia from fecal samples of HIV-positive patients from Lagos, Nigeria.
- Authors
Ojuromi, Oladele Teslim; Izquierdo, Fernando; Fenoy, Soledad; Fagbenro-Beyioku, Adetayo; Oyibo, Wellington; Akanmu, Alani; Odunukwe, Nkiruka; Henriques-Gil, Nuno; del Aguila, Carmen
- Abstract
Microsporidia are obligate intracellular parasites that infect a broad range of vertebrates and invertebrates. They have been increasingly recognized as human pathogens in AIDS patients, mainly associated with a life-threatening chronic diarrhea and systemic disease. However, to date the global epidemiology of human microsporidiosis is poorly understood, and recent data suggest that the incidence of these pathogens is much higher than previously reported and may represent a neglected etiological agent of more common diseases indeed in immunocompetent individuals. To contribute to the knowledge of microsporidia molecular epidemiology in HIV-positive patients in Nigeria, the authors tested stool samples proceeding from patients with and without diarrhea.
- Publication
PloS one, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 4, pe35239
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0035239