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Microspridiosis is an opportunistic intestinal infection that causes diarrhea and wasting in immunocompromised individuals (HIV, for example). It results from different species of microsporidia, a group of protozoal parasites.[1]
In HIV infected individuals, microsporidiosis generally occurs when CD4+ T cell counts fall below 100.
Although it is classified as a protozoal disease in ICD-10, there has been recent evidence that the causative agent is more fungal than protozoal,[2][3] and some sources classify microsporidiosis as a mycosis.[4]
At least 14 microsporidian species have been recognized as human pathogens, spread across eight genera:
The primary causes are Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis.[5]
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