Global Status of Emerging Lophomonas Infection: A Systematic Review of Reported Cases (1993—2020)

M Nakhaei, M Fakhar, A Sharifpour… - Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. Lophomonas spp., is an emerging protozoan parasite that belongs to the
Parabasalids (Parabasalia, lophomonadida) which infects the respiratory tracts of humans …

First Co-morbidity of Lophomonas blattarum and COVID-19 Infections: Confirmed Using Molecular Approach

M Nakhaei, M Fakhar, A Sharifpour… - Acta Parasitologica, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Lophomoniasis is caused by Lophomonas spp., a new emerging protozoan,
which commonly affects the human lower respiratory tract. The Lophomonas parasite mostly …

Insights into parasites and COVID-19 co-infections in Iran: a systematic review

S Molaei, S Asfaram, Z Mashhadi… - Transactions of The …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background It is well-documented that using immunosuppressive drugs such as
corticosteroids or cytokine blockers in treating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Cavitary pulmonary lesions following emerging lophomoniasis: a novel perspective

A Taheri, M Fakhar, A Sharifpour… - Respirology Case …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, we report a patient referred to the clinic of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Sari,
Mazandaran, northern Iran, with a 3‐month complaint of chronic cough and weight loss …

True molecular phylogenetic position of the cockroach gut commensal Lophomonas blattarum (Lophomonadida, Parabasalia)

LA Nguyen, SJ Taerum… - Journal of Eukaryotic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lophomonas blattarum is a facultative commensal gut dweller of common pest cockroaches.
Its cells are roughly spherical in shape with an apical tuft of~ 50 flagella. Controversially, it …

[HTML][HTML] Post‐COVID‐19 co‐morbidity of emerged Lophomonas infection and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: first case report

A Sharifpour, Z Zakariaei, M Fakhar… - Clinical Case …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Post‐COVID‐19 co‐morbidity of emerged Lophomonas infection and invasive pulmonary
aspergillosis: First case report - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo Access …

Molecular Evidence of Emerged Pulmonary Lophomoniasis due to Lophomonas blattarum among Hospitalized Patients in Southwestern Iran: A National Registry …

K Mokhtarian, S Taghipour, M Nakhaei… - Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. Lophomonas protozoan is an emerging pathogen transmitted through
arthropods such as cockroaches. Lophomoniasis is still a mysterious disease with many …

High Occurrence of Emerged Lophomonas Infection among Patients Suspected of Having Pulmonary Tuberculosis: In‐House PCR‐Based Evidence

H Kalani, A Pangh, M Nakhaei… - Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. Lophomonas infection is a respiratory disease in humans that is associated with
symptoms of cough, sputum, dyspnea, and sometimes hemoptysis, which shows the …

Geospatial Analysis and Molecular Epidemiologic Study of Emerging Pulmonary Lophomoniasis in Iran: A National Registry‐Based Study

MA Ghatee, M Nakhaei, A Sharifpour… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Bronchopulmonary lophomoniasis (BPL) is a protozoan pulmonary disease
that has been reported sporadically, but its incidence has been increasing. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Lophomonas blattarum-like organism in bronchoalveolar lavage from a pneumonia patient: current diagnostic scheme and polymerase chain reaction can …

M Lee, SM Hwang, JS Park, JH Park… - Parasites, Hosts and …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lophomonas blattarum is an anaerobic protozoan living in the intestine of cockroaches and
house dust mites, with ultramicroscopic characteristics such as the presence of a parabasal …