ArticleIranian journal of public health2019
Enteric Opportunistic Infection and the Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV/AIDS Patients from Tehran, Iran.
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- A global overview of microsporidia infection in HIV/AIDS patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.International health · 2026Pooled it
- The Global Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Parasitic Coinfection in People Living with Viruses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Global prevalence and risk factors of Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection in humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2024Pooled it
- Association between Blastocystis sp. infection and immunocompromised patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Pooled it
- The first molecular study of Cystoisospora belli and Cyclospora cayetanensis in HIV/AIDS patients from Northern Iran.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Epidemiology and Determinants of Opportunistic Intestinal Parasites Among HIV-Positive Patients Attending Care and Treatment Centers in Northcentral Ethiopia.Journal of parasitology research · 2025Article
- Occurrence and assemblage distribution of Giardia Duodenalis in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients in southeastern Iran (2019-2022).Gut pathogens · 2024Article
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- Bibliometric Analysis of HIV and Exercise Literature based on Scientific Studies from 1990-2020.Iranian journal of public health · 2021Review
- The Coexistence ofBiology · 2021Review
- Evaluation of a PCR assay for diagnosis of toxoplasmosis in serum and peripheral blood mononuclear cell among HIV/AIDS patients.Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundOpportunistic parasites have been identified as human pathogens, especially in immunodeficient patients. Microsporidian and coccidian infections cause chronic diarrhea as common clinical manifestation in HIV positive patients. In this study, the frequency of opportunistic infections, including microsporidian and coccidian infections, was evaluated in HIV/AIDS patients from Tehran and phylogenic analysis was performed for
methodsOne hundred and two stool samples were collected from confirmed HIV/AIDS patients, referred to Consult Center of Behavior Diseases, West Health Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran. The samples were transferred to Research Center of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Institute of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Iran University of Medical Sciences from Jan 2016 to Dec 2016. After conventional formalin-ether concentration, aniline blue staining method and acid-fast staining technique were used for detection of microsporidian spores and
resultsTwo (1.96%) cases were found to be positive for intestinal microsporidia infection using aniline blue staining method and were confirmed as
conclusionWith respect to the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV positive patients, we found a low frequency of infection.
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