Disseminated infection caused by novel species of Microsporidium, Thailand

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 302-304

  Suankratay, Chusana ^a   Thiansukhon, Ekkachai ^a   Nilaratanakul, Voraphoj ^a   Putaporntip, Chaturong ^a   Jongwutiwes, Somchai ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; GAMMOPATHY; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOREFLEXIA; MALE; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; MYOSITIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SYNDROME DELINEATION; THAILAND; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; BONE MARROW; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSPORIDIA, UNCLASSIFIED; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; THAILAND;

EID: 84856341607     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1802.111319     Document Type: Article

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