Document 0960
 DOCN  M9650960
 TI    Intestinal microsporidiosis in AIDS patients with diarrhoeal illness in
       Apulia (south Italy)
 DT    9505
 AU    Marangi A; Maggi P; Panaro MA; Angarano G; Pastore G; Lisi S; Romanelli
       C; Brandonisio O; Istituto di Microbiologia Medica, Universita di Bari,
       Italy.
 SO    New Microbiol. 1995 Oct;18(4):435-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96156490
 AB    Microsporidia are intracellular parasitic protozoa very common in
       immunocompromised patients in many parts of the world. There is a
       scarcity of data on the prevalence of these parasites in Italy. In this
       study we examined stool samples of 56 HIV+ patients with diarrhoea to
       find microsporidial spores, using the light microscopy Ryan modified
       trichrome stain. Microsporidia were found in one out of 56 patients, who
       was Cryptosporidium coinfected. Intestinal microsporidiosis seems to be
       less frequent in AIDS patients from Italy than in those from other
       countries.
 DE    Adult  Animal  AIDS-Related Opportunistic
       Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PARASITOLOGY  Case Report
       Cryptosporidiosis/COMPLICATIONS/PARASITOLOGY  Cryptosporidium/ISOLATION
       & PURIF  Feces/PARASITOLOGY  Female  Hemophilia/COMPLICATIONS  Human
       Intestinal Diseases/*COMPLICATIONS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PARASITOLOGY
       Italy/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Male  Microspora
       Infections/*COMPLICATIONS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PARASITOLOGY
       *Microsporida/ISOLATION & PURIF/PATHOGENICITY  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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