Enteric parasites and AIDS

Cimerman, Sérgio; Cimerman, Benjamin; Lewi, David Salomão

Enteric parasites and AIDS

Cimerman, Sérgio; Cimerman, Benjamin; Lewi, David Salomão.

Säo Paulo med. j; 117 (6), 1999

Publication year: 1999

OBJECTIVE:

To report on the importance of intestinal parasites in patients with AIDS, showing relevant data in the medical literature, with special emphasis on epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of enteroparasitosis, especially cryptosporidiasis, isosporiasis, microsporidiasis and strongyloidiasis.

DESIGN:

Narrative review

Parasitosis Intestinales/epidemiología, Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/epidemiología, Prevalencia, Parasitosis Intestinales/diagnóstico, Criptosporidiosis, Isospora, Coccidiosis, Giardiasis, Amebiasis, Estrongiloidiasis

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