Opportunistic protozoa in stool samples from HIV-infected patients.
A retrospective study of stool samples of HIV-infected patients from January 1994 to December 1995 submitted to the Department of Tropical Pathology was analyzed. There were twenty-two cases, all of which presented with chronic diarrhea. Result showed that 50% were infected with protozoa. These include Microsporidium (27.27%), Cryptosporidium (9.09%), Isospora belli (4.54%) and Giardia intestinalis cysts (9.09%). Other infections were Candida sp, Strongyloides stercoralis larva and Opisthorchis viverrini ova. The data stress the importance of opportunistic protozoa in the HIV-infected patients. Awareness of their existence of the diseases is important areas with increasing number of HIV-infected patients for early detection and proper treatment.
Punpoowong
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Department of Tropical Pathology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Viriyavejakul
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P
Riganti
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M
Pongponaratn
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E
Chaisri
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U
Maneerat
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Y
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000469:parasitology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013785:Thailand