Molecular identification of Tritrichomonas foetus-like organisms as coinfecting agents of human Pneumocystis pneumonia.

ABSTRACT: Trichomonads closely related to the bovid parasite Tritrichomonas foetus were identified in the bronchoalveolar lavage sample from a patient with AIDS in association with Pneumocystis pneumonia. This human case of T. foetus-like infection emphasizes the zoonotic potential of trichomonads, although the existence of a human-host-adapted T. foetus strain cannot be excluded.

SUBMITTER: Duboucher C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1393145 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature