Immunocompromised host: from the early events until the impact of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Sylvio Celso Gonçalves Da Costa¹ 

[1] ,Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Departamento de Protozoologia Laboratório de ImunomodulaçãoRio de Janeiro RJ ,Brasil

关键词: immunocompromised host;    acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-Aids;    human immunodeficiency virus-HIV;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762000000700023

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The concept that microorganisms can modulate the host resistance was historically reviewed in the present article. The importance of African trypanosomiasis in the development of the research on immunosuppression as well as the impact of human immunodeficiency virus infection are discussed. Each day new opportunistic organisms establish a constant challenge for the correct diagnosis of concomitant infections in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The importance of parasite infection in the balance of host resistance in the third world was emphasized. Finally, some aspects of Leishmania as opportunistic organisms were presented.

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