Over the past few decades, nucleic acid-based methods have been developed for the
diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections. Advantages of nucleic acid-based methods are …

Globally, the number of immunosuppressed people increases each year, with the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic continuing to spread unabated in many parts of the …

Cystoisospora belli is a coccidian parasite of humans, with a direct fecal–oral transmission
cycle. It is globally distributed, but mainly found in tropical and subtropical areas. Many …

Diarrhea is a common problem in patients with immunocompromising conditions. The
etiologic spectrum differs from patients with diarrhea who have a normal immune system …

Intestinal protozoan parasites are common causes of infectious diarrhea in children
receiving anticancer therapy or undergoing transplantation. Additionally …

A real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay targeting the internal transcribed spacer
2 region of the ribosomal RNA gene was developed for the detection of Isospora belli DNA …

Methods: Stool samples from 38 transplant recipients comprising 29 post-renal, two liver and
seven bone marrow transplant (BMT) recipients presenting with diarrhoea and 50 transplant …

We report the first case of dipylidiasis in a kidney transplant recipient. Watery diarrhea due to
Dipylidium caninum was observed in a male patient who had been undergone kidney …

F. Gruz, C. Fuxman, A. Errea, M. Tokumoto, A. Fernandez, J. Velasquez, C. Nagel, A. Ruf, E.
Mauriño, F. Nachman, M. Rumbo, G. Gondolesi. Isospora belli infection after isolated …

Isospora belli is an opportunistic protozoon which should be monitored in patients with
gastrointestinal complaints such as abdominal pain, nausea and diarrhoea, in both immune …