Seasonal profile and level of CD4+ lymphocytes in the occurrence of cryptosporidiosis and cystoisosporidiosis in HIV/AIDS patients in the Triângulo Mineiro region, Brazil Perfil sazonal e nível de linfócitos CD4+ na ocorrência de criptosporidiose e cistoisosporidiose em pacientes HIV/AIDS na região do Triângulo Mineiro, Brasil

Seasonal profile and level of CD4+ lymphocytes in the occurrence of cryptosporidiosis and cystoisosporidiosis in HIV/AIDS patients in the Triângulo Mineiro region, Brazil Perfil sazonal e nível de linfócitos CD4+ na ocorrência de criptosporidiose e cistoisosporidiose em pacientes HIV/AIDS na região do Triângulo Mineiro, Brasil

Patients with AIDS are particularly susceptible to infection with intestinal coccidia. In this study the prevalence of infections with Cryptosporidium sp and Cystoisospora belli were evaluated among HIV/AIDS patients in the Triângulo Mineiro region, Brazil. Between July 1993 and June 2003 faecal sam...

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Main Authors: Márcia Benedita de Oliveira-Silva, Leonardo Rodrigues de Oliveira, Júlio César Possati Resende, Bethânea Crema Peghini, Luiz Eduardo Ramirez, Eliane Lages-Silva, Dalmo Correia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2007-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Cryptosporidium sp
Cystoisospora belli
Isospora belli
HIV. AIDS
HIV/AIDS
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