title: [Intestinal parasitosis: our series from 1992 to 1995].
abstract: From 1992 to 1995 in our Department 2236 researches of intestinal parasites (2194 on stool specimens, 34 on scotch tests, 8 on enterotests) were carried out on 1200 patients (703 HIV-Ab negative and 497 HIV-Ab positive). On the whole 387 samples (17.34%) of 203 subjects (16.92%) were found parasitized; 92 (13.08%) patients of them were HIV-Ab negative and 111 (22.33%) were HIV-Ab positive. We found more frequently Blastocystis hominis and Giardia intestinalis among HIV-Ab negative subjects and Cryptosporidium sp. and Blastocystis hominis among HIV-Ab positive patients. Isospora belli was found exclusively among HIV-Ab positive people, Cryptosporidium sp. in 54 HIV-Ab positive subjects and 3 HIV-Ab negative children. Strongyloides stercoralis was found only in HIV-Ab positive non-European people.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Parassitologia, Ospedale D. Cotugno, Azienda Ospedaliera Monaldi.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Coppola
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ercolini
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Iannaccone
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altier