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Identification and characterization of microsporidia from fecal samples of HIV-positive patients from Lagos, Nigeria.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Ojuromi Oladele Teslim, Izquierdo Fernando, Fenoy Soledad, Fagbenro-Beyioku Adetayo, Oyibo Wellington, Akanmu Alani, Odunukwe Nkiruka, Henriques-Gil Nuno, del Aguila Carmen
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BACKGROUND: Microsporidia are obligate intracellular parasites that infect a broad range of vertebrates and invertebrates. They have been increasingly recognized as human pathogens in AIDS patients, mainly associated with a life-threatening chronic diarrhea and systemic disease. However, to date...
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