Investigation of the prevalence of Enterocytozoon bieneusi ,Encephalitozoon intestinalis and Encephalitozoon cuniculi among diarrheal patients in the southwest of China
QIU Lu-yao
PING Jing
LI Wen-dao
DING Song-tao
LIU Han-deng
Abstract：Objective To investigate the prevalence of Enterocytozoon bieneusi,Encephalitozoon intestinalis and Encephalitozoon cuniculi among diarrheal patients in the southwest of China.Methods A total of 124 fecal specimens from patients with diarrhea syndrome were collected.The specimens were stained by modified trichrome (weber) and were examined under microscopy.The extracted DNA samples were evaluated by PCR amplification.Results The prevalence of E.bieneusi was 7.26％ (9/124),and that of E.intestinalis was 3.23％ (4/124),with E.cuniculi all negative.Conclusion The infection of microsporidia did exist in the southwest of China,and the most common types in this area were E.bieneusi and E.intestinalis.
Keywords：microsporidiadiarrheal patientsinfectionzoonoticPCR amplification
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 257-261 )