Disseminated infection with a new genovar of Encephalitozoon cuniculi in a renal transplant recipient.
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Disseminated microsporidiosis is a life-threatening opportunistic infection. Here, we report about a previously undescribed genovar of Encephalitozoon cuniculi causing disseminated infection in a non-HIV-infected renal transplant recipient. Disseminated microsporidiosis must be considered in the differential diagnosis of chronic fever in renal allograft recipients, even those without urinary symptoms.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 48 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010