Inquérito parasitológico de pacientes HIV-positivos atendidos no Hospital Clementino Fraga.

Abstract

People with HIV are threatened by a large number of diseases caused by different biological agents. The risk for these patients is significant, since they are more vulnerable to infection by opportunistic agents. Intestinal parasites contribute significantly to morbidity, through presentation of chronic malnutrition and weight loss. This further aggravates i mmunosuppression, accelerating the course of the disease. Therefore, this study investigated the occurrence of intestinal parasites in HIV - positive patients seen at Clementino Fraga Hospital ( C . H . C . F . ) in João Pessoa – PB. Tracing a enteroparasitologic and epidemiological profile of patients research and identify the age and gender of patients affected by intestinal parasitic infections . It was observed that 175 samples were positive for the presence of at least one species of intestinal parasites . The highest incidence was observed in males, with 121 occurrences . Regardin g the distribution by age group , we observed a higher frequency of positive results in adults 31 - 50 years old, 21 - 30 years and 51 - 60 years, respectively, as compared between patients an d hospital outpat ient origin. In positive tests , we found a total of 293 parasites, and of these , there were 229 occurrences of protozoa and helminths of 64. The enteroparasitologic profile found was: Entamoeba coli (28 . 67%), Endolimax nana (22. 18%), Giard ia lamblia (22. 18%), Entamoeba histolytica/En tamoeba dispar (5. 12%), Iodamoeba butschlii (0. 34%) , Ascaris lumbricoides (19 . 45%), Ancylostomatidae (0 . 68%), Strongyloides stercoralis (1. 37%) e Trichuris trichiura (0. 34%). Thus , we found a high frequency of HIV - positive patients enteroparasi tados by both commensal species , highlighting the E. coli and E. nana as well as pathogenic G. lamblia , A. lumbricoides , and one should be given due attention by the negative effects they may cause in patients with HIV .