Infection of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in a Patient with Long-Term Immunosuppression after Liver Transplantation: A Case Report and Literature Review
The case demonstrates the advantages of mNGS for the diagnosis of rare pathogenic bacterial infections, and together with the previous case reports, further suggests albendazole may serve as an effective therapy for the treatment of <i>E.b</i> for some patient. This article reviews relevant literature and provides an updated and more comprehensive reference for the selection of <i>E.b</i> treatment drugs. To be note, the overview showed there may be individualized differences in the efficacy of albendazole, which needs more study.
Authors
- Yunchao Mo
- Huayou Li
- Jiudong Ma
- Shuyu Zhuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2306-7174)
- Caipeng Xie
- Tiankai Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3536-8561)
- Xiaohua Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5294-7445)
- Qiong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5872-2446)
- Jing Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7218-2462)
- Lei Zeng
- Jing Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6779-3944)
Institutions
- Guangdong Medical College (CN)
- Central People's Hospital of Zhanjiang (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Case Reports in Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000546660
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00