[Prevalence of Encephalitozoon intestinalis and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in HIV positive patients to Maracaibo, Venezuela]. / Prevalencia de Encephalitozoon intestinalis y Enterocytozoon bieneusi en pacientes VIH positivos de Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Invest Clin
; 54(1): 58-67, 2013 Mar.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23781713
Microsporidioses are considered emerging and opportunistic infections in immunocompromised individuals worldwide. The purpose of this study was to identify the species of intestinal microsporidia in patients with HIV-AIDS from the Servicio Autónomo Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo, Venezuela (SAHUM). Fecal samples were collected from 50 patients with confirmed diagnosis of HIV, during the years 2007 and 2008; the CD4 values were obtained from 42 patients. The samples were analyzed by separate PCRs to identify Encephalitozoon intestinalis and Enterocytozoon bieneusi. Microsporidia species showed a 36% prevalence: ten patients had Encephalitozoon intestinalis, four Enterocytozoon bieneusi and four both species. An inverse and statistically significant relationship between the CD4 count and the presence of microsporidia in the fecal sample was also found. It is remarkable the high prevalence of microsporidia species observed in the HIV patients studied, with a predominance of E. intestinalis.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por HIV
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Microsporidiose
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Encefalitozoonose
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Encephalitozoon
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Enterocytozoon
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Diarreia
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Fezes
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Venezuela
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Invest Clin
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Venezuela
País de publicação:
Venezuela