Role of cryptosporidia and microsporidia in diarrhea in immunocompromised patients
Belhadj, S.; Kallel, K.; Boussen, N.; Ghobantini, A.; Bejaoui, M.; Ben Salem, N.; Zribi, A.; Ben Chaabane, T.; Chaker, E.
La Tunisie Medicale 77(12): 638-643
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-4131 PMID: 10730155 Document Number: 511765
Cryptosporidium and Microsporidian play an important part in the diarrhoeic pathology of the immunocompromised patients. The study of 35 cases of cryptosporidiosis and 4 cases of intestinal microsporidiosis diagnosed in the parasitology laboratory of Rabta hospital of Tunis shows that cryptosporidiosis prevalence is 17.24% for AIDS patients, 3.45% for immunocompromised patients VIH (-), and microsporidiosis prevalence is 5.7% for patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Common points for these two parasitosis are: Clinical syndromes dominated by an acute diarrhea A diagnosis based on specific techniques showing the significance of the clinical orientation. Lack of an effective specific therapy.