ReviewCurrent opinion in infectious diseases2006
Microsporidiosis: current status.
Review in Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 191 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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191 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 390 citations in OpenAlex.
- The prevalence of microsporidia in China : A systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2019Pooled it
- Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in HIV-exposed and HIV-infected children: recommendations from the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.The Pediatric infectious disease journal · 2013Guideline
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- Microscopic and Molecular Evaluation of Intestinal Microsporidia in Hemodialysis and Cancer Patients in Ilam Province.Journal of tropical medicine · 2026Article
- Influence of host cell line and microsporidian species in the in vitro infection efficiency of Encephalitozoon spp.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2026Article
- First molecular detection and multilocus genotyping of Enterocytozoon bieneusi from pigs in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Southern China.BMC veterinary research · 2025Article
- Influence of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Infection on Child Growth: A Secondary Analysis of the MAL-ED Birth Cohort Study.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Waterborne protozoan and microsporidian parasites in Eurasian beavers (International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2025Article
- Chemical disinfection ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
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- Association of Molecular Detections of Microsporidia in Stool Samples with Clinical and Immunological Parameters in Ghanaian HIV Patients.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Identification ofOpen forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Investigation of the Infection ofVeterinary sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewMicrosporidiosis is an emerging and opportunistic infection associated with a wide range of clinical syndromes in humans. This review highlights the research on microsporidiosis in humans during the previous 2 years. RECENT
findingsThe reduced and compact microsporidian genome has generated much interest for better understanding the evolution of these parasites, and comparative molecular phylogenetic studies continue to support a relationship between the microsporidia and fungi. Through increased awareness and improved diagnostics, microsporidiosis has been identified in a broader range of human populations that, in addition to persons with HIV infection, includes travelers, children, organ transplant recipients, and the elderly. SUMMARY: Effective commercial therapies for Enterocytozoon bieneusi, the most common microsporidian species identified in humans, are still lacking, making the need to develop tissue culture and small animal models increasingly urgent. Environmental transport modeling and disinfection strategies are being addressed for improving water safety. Questions still exist about whether microsporidia infections remain persistent in asymptomatic immune-competent individuals, reactivate during conditions of immune compromise, or may be transmitted to others at risk, such as during pregnancy or through organ donation. Reliable serological diagnostic methods are needed to supplement polymerase chain reaction or histochemistry when spore shedding may be sporadic.
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