| Enteric parasites and HIV infection: occurrence in AIDS patients in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. | |
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PMID: 2487448 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The occurrence of intestinal parasites, its relation with the transmission mechanism of HIV, and the clinical state of the AIDS patients, were analyzed in 99 Group IV patients (CDC, 1986), treated at "Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto" (HUPE), between 1986 and 1988. The group consisted of 79 (79.8%) patients whose HIV transmission mechanism took place through sexual contact and of 16 (20.2%) who were infected through blood. Feces samples from each patient were examined by four distincts methods (Faust et al., Kato-Katz, Baermann-Moraes and Baxby et al.). The most occurring parasites were: Cryptosporidium sp., Entamoeba coli and Endolimax nana (18.2%), Strongyloides stercoralis and Giardia lamblia (15.2%), E. histolytica and/or E. hartmanni (13.1%), Ascaris lumbricoides (11.1%) and Isospora belli (10.1%). Furthermore, 74.7% of the patients carried at least one species. Intestinal parasites were found in 78.5% of the patients who acquired the HIV through sexual intercourse and in 56.3% of those infected by blood contamination. The difference, was not statistically significant (p greater than 0.05). In the group under study, the increase of the occurrence of parasitic infections does not seem to depend on the acquisition of HIV through sexual contact. It appears that in developing countries, the dependency is more related to the classic mechanisms of parasites transmission and its endemicity. |
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Authors:
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H Moura; O Fernandes; J P Viola; S P Silva; R H Passos; D B Lima |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Volume: 84 ISSN: 0074-0276 ISO Abbreviation: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Publication Date: 1989 Oct-Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1991-03-19 Completed Date: 1991-03-19 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7502619 Medline TA: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz Country: BRAZIL |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 527-33 Citation Subset: IM; X |
Affiliation:
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Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Departamento de Patologia e Laboratórios, Brasil. |
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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complications* Adult Aged Brazil Female Humans Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / complications* Male Middle Aged |
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