Microsporidia are emerging pathogens which cause an opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients, especially those with AIDS. Intestinal microsporidiosis is the most recognized infection, whereas urinary tract infections caused by microsporidia are rarely paid attention to either due to their subclinical course or diagnostic difficulties. In this report dual microsporidial infection of urinary tract, caused by Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon cuniculi was described in HIV/AIDS patients under cART therapy. Since microsporidiosis can cause severe complications or even death in immunosuppressed patients, our results suggest that microsporidial infection should be included in routine investigation of HIV-positive patients, even asymptomatic.

Department of Biology and Medical Parasitology Wrocław Medical University ul Mikulicza Radeckiego 9 50 367 Wrocław Poland

Department of General Biology and Parasitology Medical University of Warsaw ul Chałubińskiego 5 Warsaw Poland

Department of Infectious Diseases Hepatology and Acquired Immune Deficiencies Wrocław Medical University ul Koszarowa 5 51 149 Wrocław Poland

Faculty of Agriculture University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Branišovská 31 České Budějovice 37005 Czech Republic

Institute of Parasitology Biology Centre of the CAS Branišovská 31 České Budějovice 37005 Czech Republic

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Chronic Infections in Mammals Due to Microsporidia