Enterocytozoon bieneusi Infection after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Child, Argentina.

ABSTRACT: We report a case of Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection in a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient in Argentina. Spores were visualized in feces using Calcofluor White and modified trichrome stainings. PCR and sequencing identified E. bieneusi genotype D in fecal samples and liver samples, confirming extraintestinal dissemination of the parasite.

SUBMITTER: Mena CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10902542 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature