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Title
Disseminated microsporidiosis in an immunosuppressed patient.
Authors
Meissner, Eric G; Bennett, John E; Qvarnstrom, Yvonne; da Silva, Alexandre; Chu, Emily Y; Tsokos, Maria; Gea-Banacloche, Juan
Abstract
We report a case of disseminated microsporidiosis in a patient with multiple myeloma who had received an allogeneic stem cell transplant requiring substantial immunosuppression. The causative organism was identified as Tubulinosema acridophagus, confirming this genus of microsporidia as a novel human pathogen.