Frecuencia de parásitos intestinales en pacientes VIH+ en la ciudad de Santa Fe de Bogotá

Abstract

The objective ofthe present work is to find frequency of intestinasl opportunistic parasites in a population of HIV + outpatients that assisted to the program of Sexual Transmited Diseases (STD) in University Hospital San Juan de Dios at Santa Fe de Bogotá. Cryptosporidum sp. and lsospora belli were observed in 1% of patients. It is important to emphasize the low frequency of opportunistic parasites in this study. The highest prevelence corresponded to Endolimax-nana (15.1 %) and Entamoeba coli (13.2%). The frequency of nematodes is very low: unicinaria and Strongyloides stercoralis were presentn 1%.

Keywords

• parásitos intestinales oportunistas
• pacientes VIH
• uncinarias
• estudio