Parasitic diseases in immunocompromised hosts. Cryptosporidiosis, isosporiasis, and strongyloidiasis. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1997. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Parasitic diseases in immunocompromised hosts. Cryptosporidiosis, isosporiasis, and strongyloidiasis.

Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 1996 Sep;25(3):691-707. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/97016411
Heyworth MF; Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical, Fargo,; North Dakota, USA.

Abstract: Cryptosporidiosis and isosporiasis are intestinal infections caused by the protozoan parasites Cryptosporidium parvum and Isospora belli, respectively. HIV infection and other immunodeficiency diseases predispose human subjects to severe and prolonged cryptosporidiosis. There is also evidence that HIV infection predisposes to chronic isosporiasis. Strongyloidiasis is caused by a nematode worm, Strongyloides stercoralis. Administration of corticosteroids to patients with chronic low-grade S. stercoralis infection can trigger a fulminant, life-threatening form of strongyloidiasis.
Keywords: Animal AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/PARASITOLOGY Coccidiosis/DIAGNOSIS/PATHOLOGY/*PARASITOLOGY Cryptosporidiosis/DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PATHOLOGY/*PARASITOLOGY Human *Immunocompromised Host Isospora/PHYSIOLOGY Strongyloidiasis/DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PATHOLOGY/*PARASITOLOGY Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIALKWDanimalaids-relatedopportunisticinfections/parasitologycoccidiosis/diagnosis/pathology/KWDparasitologycryptosporidiosis/diagnosis/epidemiology/pathology/KWDparasitologyhumanKWDimmunocompromisedhostisospora/physiologystrongyloidiasis/diagnosis/epidemiology/pathology/KWDparasitologysupport,non-uKWDsKWDgov'tsupport,uKWDsKWDgov't,non-pKWDhKWDsKWDjournalarticlereviewreview,tutorial
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