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Epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Infection in Humans
A review was conducted to examine published works that focus on the complex epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection in humans. Studies on the prevalence of these emerging microsporidian pathogens in humans, in developed and developing countries, the different clinical spectra of E. bieneus...
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3469256/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23091702 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/981424 |
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author | Matos, Olga Lobo, Maria Luisa Xiao, Lihua |
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description | A review was conducted to examine published works that focus on the complex epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection in humans. Studies on the prevalence of these emerging microsporidian pathogens in humans, in developed and developing countries, the different clinical spectra of E. bieneusi intestinal infection in children, in different settings, and the risk factors associated with E. bieneusi infection have been reviewed. This paper also analyses the impact of the recent application of PCR-based molecular methods for species-specific identification and genotype differentiation has had in increasing the knowledge of the molecular epidemiology of E. bieneusi in humans. The advances in the epidemiology of E. bieneusi, in the last two decades, emphasize the importance of epidemiological control and prevention of E. bieneusi infections, from both the veterinary and human medical perspectives. |
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spelling | pubmed-34692562012-10-22 Epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Infection in Humans Matos, Olga Lobo, Maria Luisa Xiao, Lihua J Parasitol Res Review Article A review was conducted to examine published works that focus on the complex epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection in humans. Studies on the prevalence of these emerging microsporidian pathogens in humans, in developed and developing countries, the different clinical spectra of E. bieneusi intestinal infection in children, in different settings, and the risk factors associated with E. bieneusi infection have been reviewed. This paper also analyses the impact of the recent application of PCR-based molecular methods for species-specific identification and genotype differentiation has had in increasing the knowledge of the molecular epidemiology of E. bieneusi in humans. The advances in the epidemiology of E. bieneusi, in the last two decades, emphasize the importance of epidemiological control and prevention of E. bieneusi infections, from both the veterinary and human medical perspectives. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-10-03 /pmc/articles/PMC3469256/ /pubmed/23091702 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/981424 Text en Copyright © 2012 Olga Matos et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Matos, Olga Lobo, Maria Luisa Xiao, Lihua Epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Infection in Humans |
title | Epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Infection in Humans |
title_full | Epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Infection in Humans |
title_fullStr | Epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Infection in Humans |
title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Infection in Humans |
title_short | Epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Infection in Humans |
title_sort | epidemiology of enterocytozoon bieneusi infection in humans |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3469256/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23091702 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/981424 |
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