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Chronic Cystoisospora belli infection in an HIV/AIDS patient treated at the specialized assistance service in Porto Velho County - Rondônia.

2019; Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine; Volume: 52; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/0037-8682-0204-2018

ISSN

1678-9849

Autores

Flávia Serrano Batista, Laís de Souza Miranda, Márcia Benedita de Oliveira Silva, Roger Lafontaine Mesquita Taborda, Maiara Cristina Ferreira Soares, Najla Benevides Matos,

Tópico(s)

Amoebic Infections and Treatments

Resumo

Cystoisospora belli infection manifests as diarrhea, and can potentially progress to malabsorption in HIV patients. Here, we report a case of C. belli infection in an HIV/AIDS patient with chronic diarrhea symptoms for at least 2 years. Coproscopic analyses based on direct technique and modified Ziehl-Neelsen technique without a commercial kit were performed. The current case report highlights the protocol to be adopted in coproscopic analyses applied to HIV patients. The importance of including the appropriate parasitological testing of patients with chronic intestinal isosporiasis in parasitological test routines must be considered.

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