Banca de DEFESA: TENILLE KARINANNA DE MORAIS PAIVA MOURA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : TENILLE KARINANNA DE MORAIS PAIVA MOURA
DATA : 05/08/2017
HORA: 08:30
LOCAL: Auditório do Museu de Ciências Morfológicas
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:
Externo à Instituição - CARLOS CAPISTRANO GONCALVES DE OLIVEIRA - UNIFACEX
Externo à Instituição - CLAUDIO BRUNO SILVA DE OLIVEIRA - F.M.Nassau
Externo ao Programa - 6349507 - MARIA DE FATIMA DE SOUZA
Presidente - 2213126 - VALTER FERREIRA DE ANDRADE NETO