       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

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