Microsporidiosis: current status

ES Didier, LM Weiss - Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Effective commercial therapies for Enterocytozoon bieneusi, the most common
microsporidian species identified in humans, are still lacking, making the need to develop …

Ocular parasitoses: A comprehensive review

TR Padhi, S Das, S Sharma, S Rath, S Rath… - Survey of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Parasitic infections of the eyes are a major cause of ocular diseases across the globe. The
causative agents range from simple organisms such as unicellular protozoans to complex …

Microsporidiosis: epidemiology, clinical data and therapy

S Anane, H Attouchi - Gastroenterologie clinique et biologique, 2010 - Elsevier
Microsporidiosis is an emerging and opportunistic infection in AIDS patients, organ
transplant recipients, children, travelers, contact lens wearers and the elderly. It is …

First cases of microsporidiosis in transplant recipients in Spain and review of the literature

AL Galván, AM Martín Sánchez… - Journal of clinical …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Microsporidia are currently considered emerging pathogens responsible for life-threatening
infections in organ transplant recipients. Here, we describe the first cases of intestinal …

Emerging prevalence of microsporidial keratitis in Singapore: epidemiology, clinical features, and management

RS Loh, CML Chan, SE Ti, L Lim, KS Chan, DTH Tan - Ophthalmology, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence and epidemiologic factors involved in the
development of microsporidial keratitis. The association of host immune status and clinical …

Microsporidial keratitis: need for increased awareness

S Sharma, S Das, J Joseph, GK Vemuganti… - Survey of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Since the devastation of the European silk worm industry in the 19th century, microsporidia
have been recognized as important organisms. An enormous literature is available on their …

[HTML][HTML] Keratitis

P Singh, A Gupta, K Tripathy - StatPearls [Internet], 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: Review different types of keratitis Outline the appropriate evaluation of keratitis.
Summarize the management options available for keratitis. Describe interprofessional team …

Microsporidial stromal keratitis: clinical features, unique diagnostic criteria, and treatment outcomes in a large case series

S Sabhapandit, SI Murthy, P Garg, V Korwar… - Cornea, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To describe the history, clinical features, and outcomes of a large case series of
microsporidial stromal keratitis with emphasis on probable predictors of the etiology in this …

Exotic tourist destinations and transmission of infections by swimming pools and hot springs—a literature review

A Mavridou, O Pappa, O Papatzitze, C Dioli… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
A growing number of people undertake international travel, and yet faster growth of such
travel is expected in the tropics. Information on the hazards presented by pool and hot spring …

Microsporidia infection of the cornea—a unique and challenging disease

P Garg - Cornea, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Microsporidia are a diverse group of obligate, intracellular, eukaryotic, spore-forming
parasites. Traditionally, these were considered as protozoans but recently have been …