Enteric parasites in HIV-1/AIDS-infected patients from a Northwestern São Paulo reference unit in the highly active antiretroviral therapy era

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto¹  Rossit, Andréa Regina Baptista¹  Cardoso, Luciana Ventura¹  Franco, Célia¹  Schiesari Júnior, Arlindo¹  Belloto, Marcus Vinicius Tereza¹  Galisteu, Katia Jaira¹  Hospital de Base, São José do Rio Preto¹  Canille, Rafaela Moreira da Silva¹  Faculdades Integradas Padre Albino, Catanduva¹  Machado, Ricardo Luiz Dantas¹  Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói¹  Maia, Irineu Luiz¹  Chahla, Luana Aparecida Oliveira Abou¹ 

关键词: Epidemiology;    HIV-1;    AIDS;    Enteroparasites;    HAART;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822011005000057

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: We describe the epidemiology of intestinal parasites in patients from an AIDS reference service in Northeastern São Paulo, Brazil.METHODS: Retrospective evaluation was done for all HIV-1/AIDS-positive patients whose Hospital de Base/São José do Rio Preto laboratorial analysis was positive for enteroparasites after diagnosis of HIV-1 infection, from January 1998 to December 2008. Statistical analysis was performed using the R statistical software version 2.4.1. The level of significance adopted was 5%.RESULTS: The most frequent protozoan was Isospora belli (4.2%), followed by Giardia lamblia (3.5%), Entamoeba coli (2.8%), and Cryptosporidium parvum (0.3%). Ancylostoma duodenale (1.4%) was the most frequently detected helminth, while Taenia saginata and Strongiloides stercoralis were found in 0.7% of the samples. The results showed that diarrhea was significantly associated with giardiasis and isosporiasis. However, no association was observed between CD4+ cell counts, viral load, and the characteristics of any particular parasite.CONCLUSIONS: Our data may be useful for further comparisons with other Brazilian regions and other developing countries. The data may also provide important clues toward improving the understanding, prevention, and control of enteric parasites around the world.

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