Evaluation of pulmonary microsporidiosis in iatrogenically immunosuppressed patients

ÖZKOÇ S., BAYRAM DELİBAŞ S., Akisu C.

TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX, cilt.64, sa.1, ss.9-16, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 64 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5578/tt.10207
  • Dergi Adı: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.9-16
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Microsporidiosis, pulmonary, immunosuppressed, BONE-MARROW-TRANSPLANTATION, ENTEROCYTOZOON-BIENEUSI, ENCEPHALITOZOON-HELLEM, STAINING METHODS, PUBLIC-HEALTH, AIDS PATIENT, PREVALENCE, INFECTION, IDENTIFICATION, LEUKEMIA
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Microsporidia spp. are ubiquitous and infect a wide variety of intervertebrates and vertebrates, including humans. Pulmonary microsporidiosis, characterized by nonspecific symptoms like fever, cough and dyspnea, is often overlooked in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary infections in immunsupressed patients. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of pulmonary microsporidiosis in iatrogenically immunosuppressed patients and to evaluate the patient characteristics.