Open AccessSymptomatic respiratory Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection in renal transplant recipients
Author(s) -
Marta Kicia,
Magdalena Szydłowicz,
Kamil Cebulski,
Katarzyna Jakuszko,
Paweł Piesiak,
Aneta Kowal,
Bohumil Sak,
Magdalena Krajewska,
Andrzej B. Hendrich,
Martin Kváč,
Żaneta Kopacz
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.10.016
Subject(s) - encephalitozoon cuniculi , immunosuppression , microsporidiosis , enterocytozoon bieneusi , biology , opportunistic infection , immunology , microsporidia , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , viral disease , virus , spore
Encephalitozoon spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi are intracellular parasitic fungi from the phylum Microsporidia, which initially localize to the intestine. As opportunistic pathogens, Encephalitozoon spp. in particular can disseminate to the respiratory tract, among other locations. Patients on life-long immunosuppression are at higher risk of such infections, mostly symptomatic.
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