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Microsporidiosis risk factors
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The most potent risk factor in the development of microsporidiosis is immunodeficiency. Other risk factors among immunodeficient patients include poor sanitation and contact with poultry droppings.[1][2]
Risk factors
Risk factors
Immunodeficiency is the most important risk factor for developing microsporidiosis. Microsporidiosis is almost always reported in immunodeficient patients:[1][2]
- People with an immune deficiency (e.g. as a result of AIDS/HIV)
- Organ transplantation patients
- Patients undergoing chemotherapy
- Patients undergoing radiotherapy
- Hematologic malignancies
Risk factors among HIV patients
Intestinal microsporidiosis in persons with HIV infection have been linked with:[3]
- Severe immunodeficiency with CD4+ count <100
- Male homosexuality
- Swimming in pools
- Poor sanitation
- Contact with poultry droppings
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Didier ES, Weiss LM (2006). “Microsporidiosis: current status”. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 19 (5): 485–92. doi:10.1097/01.qco.0000244055.46382.23. PMC 3109650. PMID 16940873.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Anuar TS, Bakar NH, Al-Mekhlafi HM, Moktar N, Osman E (2016). “PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS FOR ASYMPTOMATIC INTESTINAL MICROSPORIDIOSIS AMONG ABORIGINAL SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PAHANG, MALAYSIA”. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 47 (3): 441–9. PMID 27405127.
- ↑ Hutin YJ, Sombardier MN, Liguory O, Sarfati C, Derouin F, Modaï J; et al. (1998). “Risk factors for intestinal microsporidiosis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection: a case-control study”. J Infect Dis. 178 (3): 904–7. PMID 9728570.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [2] Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [3]