RESUMEN
Pneumocystis carinii has been increasingly recognized as an important cause of opportunistic infection in immune-deficient hosts. The prevalence of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in Africa used to be neglected and underestimated due to difficult methods of isolating the infection. In this review, the authors discuss the nature of the parasite, and methods of diagnosis.
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Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA , Neumonía por Pneumocystis , Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/diagnóstico , Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/parasitología , Líquido del Lavado Bronquioalveolar/parasitología , Humanos , Pneumocystis/clasificación , Pneumocystis/crecimiento & desarrollo , Neumonía por Pneumocystis/diagnóstico , Neumonía por Pneumocystis/parasitologíaRESUMEN
Simple methods which can be used in any modest laboratory for the diagnosis of Cryptosporidiosis in human and animal faeces are described. These methods may be applied to duodenal and lung aspirations. The Ziehl-Nelseen and Köster modified methods were found to be suitable in the diagnosis of Cryptosporidium due to their specificity and simplicity as compared to other staining methods. Köster modified method is more specific in demonstrating the sporozoïtes.