Microsporidial Infection in Immunologicaly CompromisedHospitalized Patients
Mikrosporidiálne infekcie u imunokompromitovanýchhospitalizovaných pacientov
Mikrosporídia Encephalitozoon cuniculi popísaná ako oportúnny patogén u imunokompromitovanýchpacientov, patrí do skupiny obligátnych intracelulárnych jednobunkových sporulujúcichparazitov schopných infikovať tak stavovce ako aj bezstavovce. Imunitná odpoveď na prítomnosťprotilátok proti Encephalitozoon cuniculi bola vyšetrovaná sérologickou metódou nepriamej imunofluorescencie(IFAT). Z celkového počtu 113 vyšetrených sér získaných od imunokompromitovanýchpacientov, bolo 5 pozitívnych pri titri 1:32, 5 pri titri 1:64, a 6 pri titri 1:256. Z celkového počtupozitívne reagujúcich pacientov bolo 12 detí a 4 dospelí.
Klíčová slova:
mikrosporídie – Encephalitozoon cuniculi – imunodeficientní pacienti – IFAT.
Authors:
L. Čisláková; M. Halánová
Authors‘ workplace:
Ústav epidemiológie, LF UPJŠ, Košice
Published in:
Epidemiol. Mikrobiol. Imunol. , 2003, č. 2, s. 81-83
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Overview
Microsporidia Encephalitozoon cuniculi, obligate intracellular spore – forming protozoan parasiteinfecting a wide range of vertebrate and invertebrate host, has been described as opportunisticpathogen in severely immunocompromised human host.An antibody immune response to the presence of antibodies against Encephalitozoon cuniculi wasinvestigated serologically using indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT). Of the totalnumber of 113 sera from immunologicaly compromised patients examined, 5 were positive at thetitre 1:32, 5 at the titre 1:64, and 6 at the titre 1:256. From total number of positive respondentpatients were 12 children and 4 adults.
Key words:
microsporidia – Encephalitozoon cuniculi – immunodeficient patients – IFAT.
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