Seropositivity for Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Czech Republic

To determine seropositivity for Enterocytozoon bieneusi in the Czech Republic, we tested 115 serum samples from various groups. We found that 20% from HIV-positive persons, 33% from persons with occupational exposure to animals, and 10% from healthy persons were positive by indirect immunofluorescen...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 335 - 337
Main Authors Sak, Bohumil, Kucerova, Zuzana, Kvac, Martin, Kvetonova, Dana, Rost, Michael, Secor, Evan W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.02.2010
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Blood Donors - statistics & numerical data
Czech Republic
Czech Republic - epidemiology
Dispatch
Enterocytozoon
Enterocytozoon bieneusi
Health aspects
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - epidemiology
human
Humans
Infection
Microsporidiosis - complications
Microsporidiosis - epidemiology
Occupational Exposure - statistics & numerical data
parasite
Population Surveillance
Seroepidemiologic Studies
seropositivity
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc
Czech Republic
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Summary:To determine seropositivity for Enterocytozoon bieneusi in the Czech Republic, we tested 115 serum samples from various groups. We found that 20% from HIV-positive persons, 33% from persons with occupational exposure to animals, and 10% from healthy persons were positive by indirect immunofluorescence assay. Proteins of 32 kDa were detected in serum samples from seropositive persons.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1602.090964