A retrospective molecular study of Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in HIV-infected patients from Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Opportunistic infections represent a serious health problem for HIV-infected people. Among enteric infections, cryptosporidiosis, a severe and life-threatening diarrheal disease, is of particular importance in low economic settings where access to anti-retroviral therapy is limited. Understanding transmission routes is crucial in establishing preventive measures, and requires the use of informative genotyping methods. In this study, we performed a retrospective analysis of Cryptosporidium species in 166 stool samples collected from 155 HIV-infected patients during 1999-2004 at the Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.

Results

Microscopic examination of stools identified 104 of the 155 patients as positive for Cryptosporidium. Other common pathogens identified wer

SUBMITTER: Sannella AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6417249 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature