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Tunisie Medicale [La]. 1999; 77 (12): 638-643
in French
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ABSTRACT
Cryptosporidium and Microsporidian play an important role in the diarrhoeic pathology of the immunocompromised patients. The study of 35 cases of cryptosporidiosis and 4 cases of intestinal microsporidiosis diagnosed in the parasitology laboratory of Rabta hospital in Tunis shows that cryptosporidiosis prevalence is 17.24% for AIDS patients, 3.45% for immunocompromised patients VIH[-], and microsporidiosis prevalence is 5.7% for patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Common points for these two parasitosis are: Clinical syndroms dominated by an acute diarrhea. A diagnosis based on specific techniques schawing the significance of the clinical orientation. Lach of an effective specific therapy