A preliminary study of the prevalence of intestinal parasites in immunocompromised patients with and without gastrointestinal manifestations

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Jorge Humberto Botero¹  Amanda Castaño¹  Marta Nelly Montoya¹  Norma Elena Ocampo¹  Marta Inés Hurtado¹  Mónica María Lopera¹ 

[1] ,Universidad de Antioquia Facultad de Medicina Laboratorio de Parasitología

关键词: Immunocompromised patients;    Opportunistic parasites;    Enteroparasites;    Primary immunodeficiency;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652003000400004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of the intestinal parasites most commonly found in immunocompromised patients. A group of 111 individuals with acute lymphoid leukaemia (ALL), chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other immunocompromised conditions (principally haematological disorders) was selected. A battery of tests was performed on each individual to identify the presence of parasites (three stool specimens with saline solution and Lugol both directly and by concentration, culture and special staining). No significant differences were found among the frequencies of the different parasites with the several types of immunocompromised conditions. The overall frequencies of potentially pathogenic and opportunistic parasites were 32.4% (36/111) and 9% (10/111) respectively, the most frequently encountered among the latter being Cryptosporidium sp., Microsporidia spp. and Strongyloides stercoralis.

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