Parasitic infections in HIV-infected patients who visited Seoul National University Hospital during the period 1995-2003.
10.3347/kjp.2005.43.1.1
- Author:
Sang Mee GUK
;
Min SEO
;
Yun Kyu PARK
;
Myoung Don OH
;
Kang Won CHOE
;
Jae Lip KIM
;
Min Ho CHOI
;
Sung Tae HONG
;
Jong Yil CHAI
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
HIV-infected patients;
intestinal parasites;
Cryptosporidium parvum;
Isospora belli;
Pneumocystis carinii;
opportunistic parasites
- MeSH:
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/*parasitology;
Adult;
Feces/parasitology;
Female;
HIV Infections/*complications;
Humans;
Korea/epidemiology;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Parasitic Diseases/*epidemiology;
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2005;43(1):1-5
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The prevalence of parasitic infections was investigated in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients (n = 105) who visited Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, during the period from 1995 to 2003. Fecal samples were collected from 67 patients for intestinal parasite examinations, and sputum or bronchoalveolar lavage samples from 60 patients for examination of Pneumocystis carinii. Both samples were obtained from 22 patients. Thirty-three (31.4%) of the 105 were found to have parasitic infections; Cryptosporidium parvum (10.5%; 7/67), Isospora belli (7.5%; 5/67), Clonorchis sinensis (3.0%; 2/67), Giardia lamblia (1.5%; 1/67), Gymnophalloides seoi (1.5%; 1/67), and Pneumocystis carinii (28.3%; 17/60). The hospital records of the 11 intestinal parasite-infected patients showed that all suffered from diarrhea. This study shows that parasitic infections are important clinical complications in HIV-infected patients in the Republic of Korea.
