PREVALENCE OF CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS IN HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS WITH DIARRHEAL ILLNESS

被引：21

作者：

BRANDONISIO, O

MAGGI, P

PANARO, MA

BRAMANTE, LA

DICOSTE, A

ANGARANO, G

机构：

[1] Istituto di Microbiologia Medica, Università di Bari, Bari, 70124, Policlinico

[2] Clinica Malattie Infettive, Università di Bari, 70124, Policlinico - Piazza G. Cesare

来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY | 1993年 / 9卷 / 02期

关键词：

CRYPTOSPORIDUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; AIDS; DIARRHEA;

D O I：

10.1007/BF00158790

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Protozoans of the genus Cryptosporidium may cause serious diarrhoeal illness in immunocompromised hosts and especially in HIV-infected patients. In this study we have evaluated the frequency of Cryptosporidium in stools of 51 HIV-infected patients with diarrhoea. Laboratory diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis was performed of faecal samples concentrated by a formalin-ether sedimentation technique and stained by a modified cold Ziehl-Neelsen method. Results demonstrated that 17 (33.3%) of these patients were infected with Cryptosporidium. Moreover, Cryptosporidium infection was the first clinical marker of AIDS in 7 cases. Our data show that the prevalence of this parasitosis in HIV-infected people seems to be higher in our region (Apulia, South Italy), compared to other areas of the world.

引用

页码：190 / 194

页数：5

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