Renal Encephalitozoon (Septata) intestinalis infection in a patient with AIDS. Post-mortem identification by means of transmission electron microscopy and PCR

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 432, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 535-539

  Boldorini, Renzo ^a,f   Monga, Guido ^a   Tosoni, Antonella ^b   Didier, Elizabeth S ^c   Nebuloni, Manuela ^b   Costanzi, Giulio ^b   Mazzucco, Gianna ^d   Orenstein, Jan M ^e  

^a Amedeo Avogadro University   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c TULANE NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d Dipto Sci Biomediche ed Oncol Um   (Italy)

^e GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; Kidney; Microsporidium; Polymerase chain reaction; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY INFECTION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MICROSPORA; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; AUTOPSY; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENCEPHALITOZOONOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0031833626     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280050202     Document Type: Article

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