Citation
K. Dascomb et al., Natural history of intestinal microsporidiosis among patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus, J CLIN MICR, 37(10), 1999, pp. 3421-3422
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137
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Volume
37
Issue
10
Year of publication
1999
Pages
3421 - 3422
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(199910)37:10<3421:NHOIMA>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A chart review of 73 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients w
ith enteric microsporidiosis was conducted to define the natural history of
microsporidiosis. A substantial proportion of patients remained symptomati
c after 6 months (54.8% with persistent diarrhea and 51.2% with weight loss
). Predictors for persistent diarrhea included high HIV RNA viral load and
no initiation of protease inhibitor therapy.