Parasitic infections of the intestines
作者:
Pablo Okhuysen,
A. White,
期刊:
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
(OVID Available online 1999)
卷期:
Volume 12,
issue 5
页码: 467-472
ISSN:0951-7375
年代: 1999
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Intestinal parasites remain extremely common worldwide. In developing countries, intestinal protozoans are important causes of childhood diarrhea. Cryptosporidiosis is a common cause of chronic diarrhea in patients with AIDS. With the advent of current active antiretroviral therapy the incidence of cryptosporidiosis in AIDS has decreased. By contrast,Cryptosporidium,Cyclospora, andGiardiaoutbreaks continue to be associated with contamination of food or water. The intestinal helminthsAscaris, hookworm, andTrichuriseach infects over a thousand million people. While most of those infected experience only minor symptoms, recent data highlight subtle effects of parasitism on cognitive function and nutrition. Efforts at disease control in developing countries are increasingly focused on mass chemotherapy.
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