| Autor: |
B, Punpoowong, P, Viriyavejakul, M, Riganti, E, Pongponaratn, U, Chaisri, Y, Maneerat |
| Rok vydání: |
1998 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health. 29(1) |
| ISSN: |
0125-1562 |
| Popis: |
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. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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