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Document 0060
DOCN M9630060
TI Opportunistic and non-opportunistic parasites in HIV-positive and
negative patients with diarrhoea in Tanzania.
DT 9603
AU Gomez Morales MA; Atzori C; Ludovisi A; Rossi P; Scaglia M; Pozio E;
Laboratory of Parasitology, Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome,; Italy.
SO Trop Med Parasitol. 1995 Jun;46(2):109-14. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96131079
AB A survey on intestinal parasites in a rural area of Tanzania revealed
the presence of eight protozoa and seven helminths in 287 subjects
(81.8%). The prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica and Ascaris
lumbricoides was higher in HIV-negative than in HIV-positive patients (P
< 0.01; P < 0.04) (25.1% and 12.5% for E. histolytica; 10.5% and 3.7%
for A. lumbricoides). On the other hand, Cryptosporidium parvum,
Isospora belli and Strongyloides stercoralis prevalence was higher in
HIV-positive than in HIV-negative patients (P < 0.01). The prevalence of
these two opportunistic protozoa was also higher in AIDS patients than
in HIV-positive patients without AIDS. Specific anti-C. parvum IgG were
detected by ELISA in 18% and 56% of HIV-negative and positive patients,
respectively, confirming the high number of contacts between this
parasite and humans. Specific anti-Encephalitozoon cuniculi and
anti-Encephalitozoon hellem IgG were detected by IFA in 18% and 19% of
subjects, respectively, without any correlation with HIV and malaria
infections.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PHYSIOPATHOLOGY Adolescence Adult
Aged Animal Ascaris lumbricoides/ISOLATION & PURIF AIDS-Related
Opportunistic Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PARASITOLOGY Child
Cryptosporidium parvum/ISOLATION & PURIF *Diarrhea Entamoeba
histolytica/ISOLATION & PURIF Human *HIV Seronegativity HIV
Seropositivity/COMPLICATIONS/*PHYSIOPATHOLOGY IgG/BLOOD
Isospora/ISOLATION & PURIF Male Middle Age Parasitic
Diseases/COMPLICATIONS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Prevalence
Strongyloides/ISOLATION & PURIF Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tanzania/EPIDEMIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).