title: New tetratrichomonas species in two patients with pleural empyema.
abstract: Two unusual occurrences of pleural trichomonosis due to a new Tetratrichomonas species previously reported but not named were confirmed. In one patient, Trichomonas tenax and a Tetratrichomonas species were also detected in the oral cavity by molecular methods. We suggest that this new Tetratrichomonas species be named Tetratrichomonas empyemagena.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio Clinico, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, México DF, México.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lopez-Escamilla
authors.forename: Fabiola
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Aguillon
authors.forename: Cynthia Pamela
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Alatorre-Fernandez
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aguilar-Zapata
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arroyo-Escalante
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arellano
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moncada-Barron
authors.forename: Mirza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romero-Valdovinos
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martinez-Hernandez
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Zulueta
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maravilla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D021901:DNA, Intergenic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009055:Mouth / Q000469:parasitology; D010802:Phylogeny; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D012340:RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D016834:Trichomonadida / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D021901:DNA, Intergenic; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012340:RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S