Seropositivity for Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Czech Republic

Abstract

To determine seropositivity for Enterocytozoon bieneusi in the Czech Republic, we tested 115 serum samples from various groups. We found that 20% from HIV-positive persons, 33% from persons with occupational exposure to animals, and 10% from healthy persons were positive by indirect immunofluorescence assay. Proteins of 32 kDa were detected in serum samples from seropositive persons.

Keywords

• Enterocytozoon bieneusi
• seropositivity
• human
• parasite
• Czech Republic
• dispatch