Specific and rapid detection of Microsporidia in stool specimens from AIDS patients by PCR.
Two microsporidian species, Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis, are the cause of diarrhoea and wasting syndrome in AIDS patients. A new PCR assay is proposed for the rapid and specific detection of these parasites in stools.
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Unité INSERM 313, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris.
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D016816:Microsporida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction