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Enterocytozoon bieneusi detected by molecular methods in raw sewage and treated effluent from a combined system in Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jun 2017
Yamashiro Sandra, Fiuza Vagner Ricardo da Silva, Teixeira Ângela Therezinha Lauand Sampaio, Branco Nilson, Levy Carlos Emílio, Castro Isabel Cristina Vidal Siqueira de, Franco Regina Maura Bueno
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Enterocytozoon bieneusi are the most common microsporidia associated with different clinical manifestations such as diarrhoea, respiratory tract inflammation and acalculous cholecystitis, especially in immunocompromised patients. Infection usually occurs by ingestion of food and water contaminated with spores, but can also result from direct contact with spores through broken skin, eye lesions, and...
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