Prevalence of intestinal parasites in Cuban acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients.
Acta Trop
; 72(1): 125-30, 1999 Jan 15.
Article
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| ID: mdl-9924968
A coproparasitological study was carried out on 67 acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients admitted at the Institute of Tropical Medicine 'Pedro Kouri'. The results were compared with 136 HIV-seronegative patients (control group) who were also hospitalised in the same period. In both groups monoparasitism was more prevalent than polyparasitism and intestinal protozoa were more prevalent than helminths. At least one intestinal parasite was found in 34 (51%) of the 67 AIDS patients and in 65 (48%) of the control group patients. Intestinal coccidia were only detected in AIDS patients; Cryptosporidium spp. was the most prevalent, with eight cases (11.9%), followed by Cyclospora cayetanensis with two cases (3.0%) and Isospora belli in one case (1.5%). The microsporidia Encephalitozoon (Septata) intestinalis and Enterocytozoon bieneusi were not detected. With regard to the prevalence of other pathogenic intestinal parasites in AIDS patients and the control group, no differences were found.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS
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Enteropatias Parasitárias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Animals
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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:
Caribe
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Cuba
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Trop
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Cuba
País de publicação:
Holanda