Intestinal microsporidiosis in Strasbourg from 2014 to 2016: emergence of an Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotype of Asian origin

• Published in: Emerging microbes & infections Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 1 - 7
• Main Authors: Greigert, Valentin, Pfaff, Alexander W., Abou-Bacar, Ahmed, Candolfi, Ermanno, Brunet, Julie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 06.06.2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Earliest : Springer-Nature ; Latest : Taylor & Francis; Nature Publishing Group UK
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Child; Child, Preschool; China - epidemiology; Communicable Diseases, Emerging - epidemiology; Communicable Diseases, Emerging - microbiology; Enterocytozoon - classification; Enterocytozoon - genetics; Enterocytozoon - isolation & purification; Epidemiology; Female; France - epidemiology; Genotype; Genotype & phenotype; Human health and pathology; Humans; Infant; Infectious diseases; Intestinal Diseases - epidemiology; Intestinal Diseases - microbiology; Life Sciences; Male; Microbiology and Parasitology; Microsporidiosis - epidemiology; Microsporidiosis - microbiology; Middle Aged; Mycology; Parasitology; Phylogeny; Young Adult

Microsporidia cause opportunistic infections in highly immunodeficient individuals. Few studies on the epidemiology of these infections have been conducted in France. Between 2014 and 2016, we undertook a study to estimate the prevalence and circulating genotypes of this fungus-related micro-organis...