1. Molecular identification of Tritrichomonas foetus-like organisms as coinfecting agents of human Pneumocystis pneumonia.
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Duboucher C, Caby S, Dufernez F, Chabé M, Gantois N, Delgado-Viscogliosi P, Billy C, Barré E, Torabi E, Capron M, Pierce RJ, Dei-Cas E, and Viscogliosi E
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- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections parasitology, Animals, Base Sequence, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid parasitology, DNA, Protozoan genetics, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Molecular Sequence Data, Protozoan Infections parasitology, Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid, Tritrichomonas foetus genetics, Tritrichomonas foetus pathogenicity, Zoonoses parasitology, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections complications, Pneumonia, Pneumocystis complications, Protozoan Infections complications, Tritrichomonas foetus isolation & purification
- 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.
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- 2006
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