| enterocytozoon bieneusi (microsporidia) in clinical samples from immunocompetent individuals in tenerife, canary islands, spain. | microsporidia are newly emerging pathogens of humans and animals, with enterocytozoon bieneusi being the most common causal agent in human microsporidiosis. to determine the presence of e. bieneusi, 273 clinical samples (40 urine, 156 stools, 37 sputum, 9 bronchial aspirates, 5 bronchial washes and 26 pleural fluids) from immunocompetent patients, mainly suffering diarrhoea or pneumonia, in tenerife, canary islands, spain were analysed using light microscopy after staining with weber's chromotro ... | 2005 | 16111728 |
| low prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in clinical samples from hospitalized patients of the canary islands, spain. | over the last decade vancomycin-resistant enterococci (vre) have emerged as nosocomial pathogens. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of vre in clinical samples from hospitalized patients in the canary islands. from april to november 2000, 437 enterococci were isolated from patients hospitalized at the four main health care centers in those islands. identification to the species level was performed with the gps-ta (vitek 1) or the wider i system. a pcr assay was used to determi ... | 2002 | 12207212 |