Chronic Cystoisospora belli infection in a Colombian patient living with HIV and poor adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy
Cystoisospora belli is an intestinal Apicomplexan parasite associated with diarrheal illness and disseminated infections in humans, mainly immunocompromised individuals such as those living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). An irregular adminis...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c625b3c4999a49cf9936bbe151a755ca 2023-05-15T15:04:01+02:00 Chronic Cystoisospora belli infection in a Colombian patient living with HIV and poor adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy Ana Luz Galván-Díaz Juan Carlos Alzate Esteban Villegas Sofía Giraldo Jorge Botero Gisela García-Montoya 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.5932 https://doaj.org/article/c625b3c4999a49cf9936bbe151a755ca EN ES eng spa Instituto Nacional de Salud https://revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/5932 https://doaj.org/toc/0120-4157 0120-4157 doi:10.7705/biomedica.5932 https://doaj.org/article/c625b3c4999a49cf9936bbe151a755ca Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, Vol 41, Iss Supl. 1, Pp 17-22 (2021) apicomplexa diarrhea hiv acquired immunodeficiency syndrome antiretroviral therapy highly active colombia Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.5932 2022-12-31T00:00:42Z Cystoisospora belli is an intestinal Apicomplexan parasite associated with diarrheal illness and disseminated infections in humans, mainly immunocompromised individuals such as those living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). An irregular administration of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in HIV patients may increase the risk of opportunistic infections like cystoisosporiasis. We describe here a case of C. belli infection in a Colombian HIV patient with chronic gastrointestinal syndrome and poor adherence to HAART. His clinical and parasitological cure was achieved with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole treatment. Although a reduction in the number of C. belli cases has been observed since the use of HAART, this parasite still has to be considered as a differential diagnosis of diarrheal disease in HIV/AIDS patients. Effective interventions enhancing adherence to HAART should be included in HIV patient care programs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Biomédica 41 Supl. 1 17 22 |
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Cystoisospora belli is an intestinal Apicomplexan parasite associated with diarrheal illness and disseminated infections in humans, mainly immunocompromised individuals such as those living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). An irregular administration of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in HIV patients may increase the risk of opportunistic infections like cystoisosporiasis. We describe here a case of C. belli infection in a Colombian HIV patient with chronic gastrointestinal syndrome and poor adherence to HAART. His clinical and parasitological cure was achieved with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole treatment. Although a reduction in the number of C. belli cases has been observed since the use of HAART, this parasite still has to be considered as a differential diagnosis of diarrheal disease in HIV/AIDS patients. Effective interventions enhancing adherence to HAART should be included in HIV patient care programs. |
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Ana Luz Galván-Díaz Juan Carlos Alzate Esteban Villegas Sofía Giraldo Jorge Botero Gisela García-Montoya |
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Ana Luz Galván-Díaz Juan Carlos Alzate Esteban Villegas Sofía Giraldo Jorge Botero Gisela García-Montoya |
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Chronic Cystoisospora belli infection in a Colombian patient living with HIV and poor adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy |
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Chronic Cystoisospora belli infection in a Colombian patient living with HIV and poor adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy |
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Chronic Cystoisospora belli infection in a Colombian patient living with HIV and poor adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy |
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Chronic Cystoisospora belli infection in a Colombian patient living with HIV and poor adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy |
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Chronic Cystoisospora belli infection in a Colombian patient living with HIV and poor adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy |
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chronic cystoisospora belli infection in a colombian patient living with hiv and poor adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy |
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