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Disseminated Microsporidiosis in an Immunosuppressed Patient

Year: 2012

Type: article

Study design: Case Report

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.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid1807.120047

Authors: Eric G. Meissner, John E. Bennett, Yvonne Qvarnstrom, Alexandre da Silva, Emily Y. Chu, Maria Tsokos, Juan Gea-Banacloche

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Language: English

Topic: Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

OpenAlex ID: W2111129869

FWCI: 4.599

Cites: 8

Cited by: 54

Related to: 10