Epidemiology of infections with free-living amebas and laboratory diagnosis of microsporidiosis
Visvesvara, G.S.
Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine new York 60(4): 283-288
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0027-2507 PMID: 8232371 Document Number: 421370
Acanthamoeba, leptomyxid ameba, and microsporidia have recently been recognized as organisms that cause opportunistic infections in patients with HIV and AIDS. As the numbers of patients with HIV and AIDS increase, more cases of amebic encephalitis and microsporidiosis are likely.
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