title: First case report of infection caused by Encephalitozoon intestinalis in a domestic cat and a patient with AIDS.
abstract: Microsporidia are eukaryotic, intracellular obligate parasites that infect invertebrate and vertebrate animals, and have emerged as important opportunistic parasites in AIDS patients. We used light microscopy to detect microsporidial spores in stool samples of a domestic cat confirmed as Encephalitozoon intestinalis by PCR, owned by an AIDS patient with chronic diarrhea and E. intestinalis infection. Cats can be considered hosts of E. intestinalis.
authors: Hospital Municipal de Infecciosas Dr. Francisco Javier Muñiz, Uspallata 2272, (CP 1282) Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. jorgeysilvana@speedy.com.ar
authors: Jorge Néstor
authors: JN
authors: Velásquez
authors: Agustín Víctor
authors: AV
authors: Chertcoff
authors: Cristina
authors: C
authors: Etchart
authors: Cecilia
authors: C
authors: di Risio
authors: Fernando Campos
authors: FC
authors: Sodré
authors: Marcela A
authors: MA
authors: Cucher
authors: Silvana
authors: S
authors: Carnevale
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D016819:Encephalitozoon / Q000145:classification*; D016890:Encephalitozoonosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole