Document 0700
 DOCN  M94A0700
 TI    Growth, characterisation and seroprevalence of an encephalitozoon SP
       from an AIDS patient with disseminated microsporidiosis.
 DT    9412
 AU    Doultree JC; Ryan N; Druce J; Maerz A; Crowe S; Marshall J; Fairfield
       Hospital, Victoria.
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1993 Oct 28-30;5:31 (abstract no.
       TC10). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM5/94348955
 AB    Although microsporidia (MS) are important opportunistic pathogens in
       Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) patients, the in vitro
       characteristics and seroprevalence of many human species are poorly
       understood. Light microscopy and electron microscopy confirmed the
       presence of Encephalitozoon sp spores from a nasopharyngeal aspirate
       (NPA), urine and faeces from an AIDS patient. MS from NPA inoculated
       into Human Embryonic Lung cells and macrophages were found to replicate
       successfully. Seroprevalence studies indicated a high incidence of
       antibody to the parasite in both Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
       positive and HIV negative groups.
 DE    Animal  Antibodies, Protozoan/ANALYSIS  AIDS-Related Opportunistic
       Infections/*DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/  IMMUNOLOGY  Cross-Sectional Studies
       Encephalitozoonosis/*DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY  Human
       Microspora/GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT/IMMUNOLOGY  Microspora
       Infections/*DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY  Victoria/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       MEETING ABSTRACT

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