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        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 

Intestinal Microsporidiosis.
Field AS, Milner DA Jr.  
Clin Lab Med. 2015 Jun;35(2):445-459.
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Extraintestinal microsporidiosis.
Ramanan P, Pritt BS.
J Clin Microbiol. 2014 May 14.
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Intestinal microsporidiosis: a hidden risk in rheumatic disease patients undergoing anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy combined with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs?
Aikawa NE, Twardowsky Ade O, Carvalho JF,
 Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2011;66(7):1171-5.
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Cryptic microsporidian parasites differentially affect invasive and native Artemia spp.
Rode NO, Lievens EJ, Segard A,  et al.
Int J Parasitol. 2013 Sep;43(10):795-803
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Microsporidiosis- an unusual endoscopic finding.
Dacha S, Pham D, Cai Q.
 Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Aug 23ol. 2013 Aug 23
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Microsporidiasis.
Ashfaq A, White AC Jr.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2013;114:183-91
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Cryptic microsporidian parasites differentially affect invasive and native Artemia spp.
Rode NO, Lievens EJ, Segard A, et al
Int J Parasitol. 2013 Jul 11.
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Latent microsporidiosis caused by Encephalitozoon cuniculi in immunocompetent hosts: a murine model demonstrating the ineffectiveness of the immune system and treatment with albendazole.
Kotkova M, Sak B, Kvetonova D, Kvac M.
 PLoS One. 2013 Apr 11;8(4):e60941.
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Changing prevalence of human microsporidiosis.
Heyworth MF.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Mar;106(3):202-
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Microsporidiosis: not just in AIDS patients.
Didier ES, Weiss LM.
 Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2011 Aug 12
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Microsporidiosis: epidemiology, clinical data and therapy.
Anane S, Attouchi H.
 Gastroenterol Clin Biol. 2010 Sep;34(8-9):450-64.
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Case Studies/Literature Reviews
 

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Three Cases of Neurologic Syndrome Caused by Donor-Derived Microsporidiosis.
Smith RM, Muehlenbachs A, Schaenmann J,  et al
Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Mar;23(3):387-395
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Microsporidiosis acquired through solid organ transplantation: a public health investigation.
Hocevar SN, Paddock CD, Spak CW,  et al
 Ann Intern Med. 2014 Feb 18;160(4):213-20.
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Microsporidial Stromal Keratitis Masquerading as Acute Graft Rejection.
Pradhan S, Mascarenhas J, Srinivasan M.
Cornea. 2014 Dec 19.
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Unilateral microsporidia keratitis in a healthy non-contact lens wearer.
Espandar L, Cummings TJ, Boehlke CS.
JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Jul;132(7):822.
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Cerebral microsporidiosis manifesting as progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in an HIV-infected individual - a case report.
Loignon M, Labrecque LG, Bard C, et a;
AIDS Res Ther. 2014 Jul 15;11:20. .
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Microsporidia infection of the cornea--a unique and challenging disease.
Garg P.
Cornea. 2013 Nov;32 Suppl 1:S33-8.
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Fumagillin-induced aseptic meningoencephalitis in a kidney transplant recipient with microsporidiosis.
Audemard A, Le Bellec ML, Carluer L,
 Transpl Infect Dis. 2012 Dec;14(6):E147-9|
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First cases of microsporidiosis in transplant recipients in Spain and review of the literature.
Galván AL, Sánchez AM, Valentín MA,  et al
J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Apr;49(4):1301-6.
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Pathogenesis
 

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Microsporidian life cycles and diversity: the relationship between virulence and transmission.
Dunn AM, Smith JE.
Microbes Infect. 2001 Apr;3(5):381-8.
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Diagnosis/Diagnostics
 

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Comparison of staining techniques and multiplex nested PCR for diagnosis of intestinal microsporidiosis.
Saigal K, Khurana S, Sharma A,  et al
 Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Nov;77(3):248-9.
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On the use of FTA technology for collection, achieving, and molecular analysis of microsporidia dna from clinical stool samples.
Sokolova OI, Dem'ianov AV, Bovers LS,  et al
 Tsitologiia. 2011;53(11):911-4.
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Performance of microscopy for detection of microsporidial spores from stool samples of HIV infected individuals with diarrhoea.
Kulkarni S, Patsute S, Chandane M, Risbud A.
 Indian J Med Res. 2011 Dec;134(6):982-4.
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Identification and characterization of microsporidia from fecal samples of HIV-positive patients from Lagos, Nigeria.
Ojuromi OT, Izquierdo F, Fenoy S,  et al
PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e35239.
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Evaluation of the co-agglutination test in diagnosis of experimental microsporidiosis.
Gaafar MR.
 Exp Parasitol. 2011 May;128(1):18-25.
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General Reports

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Microsporidiosis: epidemiology, clinical data and therapy.
Anane S, Attouchi H.
 Gastroenterol Clin Biol. 2010 Sep;34(8-9):450-64.
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Eye Infections

 
            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  The efficacy of corneal debridement in the treatment of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis: a prospective randomized clinical trial.
Das S, Wallang BS, Sharma S, et al
 Am J Ophthalmol. 2014 Jun;157(6):1151-5.
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Treatment of microsporidia keratitis with topical voriconazole monotherapy.
Khandelwal SS, Woodward MA, Hall T,  et al
 Arch Ophthalmol. 2011 Apr;129(4):509-10.
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Treatment of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis with repeated corneal swabbing.
Fan NW, Lin PY, Chen TL,  et al
 Am J Ophthalmol. 2012 Dec;154(6):927-933.e1.
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Diagnosis, clinical features and treatment outcome of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis.
Das S, Sharma S, Sahu SK,  et al
 Br J Ophthalmol. 2012 Jun;96(6):793-5
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Microsporidial stromal keratitis successfully treated with medical therapy: a case report.
Sangit VA, Murthy SI, Garg P.
Cornea. 2011 Nov;30(11):1264-6.
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Intestinal Infection

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
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Fumagillin for treatment of intestinal microsporidiosis in renal transplant recipients.
Champion L, Durrbach A, Lang P, et al
 Am J Transplant. 2010 Aug;10(8):1925-30.
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Oncology

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
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Enterocytozoon bieneusi Microsporidiosis in Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Treated with Fumagillin1.
Bukreyeva I, Angoulvant A, Bendib I, e a
Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Jun;23(6):1039-
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Drugs
 

Fumagillin

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
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Fumagillin for treatment of intestinal microsporidiosis in renal transplant recipients.
Champion L, Durrbach A, Lang P, et al
 Am J Transplant. 2010 Aug;10(8):1925-30.
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Gamma Interferon
 
            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 

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Efficacy of gamma interferon and specific antibody for treatment of microsporidiosis caused by Encephalitozoon cuniculi in SCID mice.
Salát J, Jelínek J, Chmelar J, Kopecky J.
 Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Jun;52(6):2169-74
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Polyhexamethylene Biguanide

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Clinical trial of 0.02% polyhexamethylene biguanide versus placebo in the treatment of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis.
Sanjay S.
 Am J Ophthalmol. 2011 Jan;151(1):183
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Voriconazole

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Treatment of microsporidia keratitis with topical voriconazole monotherapy.
Khandelwal SS, Woodward MA, Hall T,  et al
 Arch Ophthalmol. 2011 Apr;129(4):509-10.
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