Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: TENILLE KARINANNA DE MORAIS PAIVA MOURA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : TENILLE KARINANNA DE MORAIS PAIVA MOURA
DATA : 21/07/2017
HORA: 14:00
LOCAL: A definir
TÍTULO:

Frequency study of Cryptosporidium spp. and Cystoisospora spp. infection in HIV/AIDS individuals from Natal/RN

 

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Coccidiosis; HIV/AIDS; epidemiology;

PÁGINAS: 38
GRANDE ÁREA: Ciências Biológicas
ÁREA: Parasitologia
RESUMO:

Oportunistic infecctions are a common accomplishment in HIV/AIDS patients. Two monoxenic protozoa, Cryptosporidium spp. and Cystoisospora spp., to make it worse clinical codition of immunocompromised individuals, especially HIV-infected subjects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of these intestinal protozoa in HIV-positive patients in the Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. To investigate coccidiosis infection AIDS-related clinical, epidemiological and laboratory data, a total of 73 fecal sample collection were obtained from HIV/AIDS individuals for parasites investigation across Seather, Ritchie and modified Ziehl-Neelsen methods. Immunoenzymatic assay were used to Cryptosporidium detection; The results revealed that the sample exhibit 52% of men and 48% of womens, which present a range of age between 20 and 80; The frequency of Cryptosporidium spp was 4.3% and Cystoisospora spp was 8.2%. All patients were taking Trimethoprim and Sulfametaxol and presented at the time of collection a clinical symptoms of diarrhea. All coccidiosis-positive individuals shown reduced levels (<200 mm3/cells) of  CD4+ T lymphocyte.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Interno - 1452833 - MARIA CELESTE NUNES DE MELO
Externo ao Programa - 6349507 - MARIA DE FATIMA DE SOUZA
Presidente - 2213126 - VALTER FERREIRA DE ANDRADE NETO