Isolation of a protozoan parasite genetically related to the insect trypanosomatid Herpetomonas samuelpessoai from a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient.
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Severely immunocompromised human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients can develop various opportunistic infections due to bacteria, viruses, fungi, or protozoa. Here we report the first isolation of a flagellated protozoan genetically closely related to Herpetomonas samuelpessoai, which is usually a parasite of insects, from the blood of an HIV-infected patient.
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Isolation of a protozoan parasite genetically related to the insect trypanosomatid Herpetomonas
24 Severely immunocompromised HIV-patients can develop various opportunistic infections due to bacteria, 25 viruses, fungi, or protozoa. Here, we report the first isolation of a flagellated protozoan genetically closely 26 related to Herpetomonas samuelpessoai, which is usually a parasite of insects, from the blood of a HIV27 infected patient. 28
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 46 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008