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Diagnóstico laboratorial de enteroparasitoses oportunistas, com ênfase nas microsporidioses humanas, em Goiânia-GO / Laboratory diagnosis of opportunistic intestinal parasites with emphasis on human microsporidiosis, in Goiânia-Go
Souza Júnior, Edson Sidião de; Garcia-Zapata, Marco Tulio A.
  • Souza Júnior, Edson Sidião de; Universidade Federal de Goiás. Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública. Goiânia. BR
  • Garcia-Zapata, Marco Tulio A; Universidade Federal de Goiás. Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública. Goiânia. BR
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 39(6): 560-564, nov.-dez. 2006. tab, ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-447289
RESUMO
Os microsporídios são protozoários, emergentes e oportunistas, responsáveis por patologias de alta morbi-mortalidade, principalmente em indivíduos com distúrbios imunes. Este estudo visa determinar o perfil clínico-laboratorial destes agentes. No total, foram avaliados 723 pacientes divididos em dois grupos I) Indivíduos imunodeprimidos/imunossuprimidos; II) Indivíduos aparentemente imunocompetentes. Estes, após livre e esclarecido consentimento, foram entrevistados e cederam amostras fecais, sendo todas submetidas a técnicas de HPJ, Rugai, Faust e colorações específicas para coccídios e microsporídios. A freqüência de microsporídios foi 1,3 por cento (5/393) no grupo I, enquanto no outro grupo foi quatro vezes menor. A ocorrência de outras enteroparasitoses oportunistas também foi maior no grupo I. Conclui-se, por um lado, que estes agentes estão em nosso meio, e por outro, necessitamos aprimorar o diagnóstico clínico e laboratorial, para definir a distribuição geográfica destes agentes no Estado de Goiás e no Brasil.
ABSTRACT
Microsporidia are emergent and opportunistic protozoa that are responsible for diseases with high morbidity and mortality, especially among individuals with immune disorders. This study had the aim of determining the clinical-laboratory profile of these agents. In total, 723 patients were evaluated, divided into two groups I) Immunosuppressed/immunodepressed individuals; II) Apparently immunocompetent individuals. After obtaining free informed consent, these patients were interviewed and gave fecal samples. These samples were all subjected to the HPJ, Rugai and Faust techniques and to specific staining for Coccidia and Microsporidia. The frequency of Microsporidia was 1.3 percent (5/393) in group I, whereas it was a quarter of this in group II. The occurrence of other opportunistic intestinal parasites was also greater in group I. It was concluded, firstly, that these agents are present in our environment and, secondly, that there is a need to improve the clinical and laboratory diagnosis, in order to define the geographic distribution of these agents in the State of Goiás and throughout Brazil.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Opportunistic Infections / Microsporidiosis / Cyclosporiasis / Feces / Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2006 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal de Goiás/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Opportunistic Infections / Microsporidiosis / Cyclosporiasis / Feces / Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2006 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal de Goiás/BR