Prevalence of opportunistic digestive parasitic infections in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Results of a preliminary study in 50 AIDS patients
Wumba, R.; Enache-Angoulvant, A.; Develoux, M.; Mulumba, A.; Mulumba, P.M.; Hennequin, C.; Odio, T.W.; Biligui, S.; Sala, J.; Thellier, M.
Medecine Tropicale Revue du Corps de Sante Colonial 67(2): 145-148
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-682X PMID: 17691432 Document Number: 608633
To obtain information that is needed for the implementation of an adequate care policy, a preliminary investigation was carried out in Paris, France on 50 faecal samples from 50 AIDS patients hospitalized in 3 reference hospitals in Kinshasa. Eleven patients (22%) had digestive symptoms with diarrhoea syndrome. Further study using specialized techniques demonstrated 2 cases of digestive infection related to opportunistic parasites (4%). The first involved Cryptosporidium sp. The second case represented the first case of Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection.