Microsporidiosis

Epidemiology of microsporidiosis in AIDS patients in Peru reported

Published in Gastroenterology Week, June 13th, 2005

Scientists report the epidemiology of intestinal microsporidiosis in patients with HIV/AIDS in Peru in a recent issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

"We studied microsporidiosis in human immunodeficiency virus - positive patients in two Lima hospitals. Of 2,652 patients, 66% were male, 6% received antiretroviral therapy (ART), and the median CD4 lymphocyte count was 131 cells/microliter. Sixty-seven patients (3%) had microsporidiosis; stool specimens from 56 were identified as having Enterocytozoon bieneusi of 10 different genotypes. The two most common genotypes, Peru-1 and Peru-2, were not associated with significant increases in chronic...

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Source: Gastroenterology Week (2005-06-13)

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