Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Abstract
A total of 66 fecal specimens obtained from patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from Kajang Hospital were screened for Cryptosporidium oocysts. The fecal specimens were concentrated using the formalin ethyl acetate concentration technique, stained with modified Ziehl-Neelsen and confirmed with immunofluorescence stain. It was established that 2 (3.0) were positive for Cryptosporidium. The two cases involved a Chinese local man (with diarrhea) and an Indonesian foreigner (without diarrhea). A higher index of suspicion for clinical cryptosporidiosis in HIV patients, including those with chronic weight loss with or without diarrhea, is recommended. In addition, laboratory testing for Cryptosporidium in HIV-infected patients is highly recommended in order to have a better understanding of the epidemiology and management of the disease in Malaysia.
Keywords
Adult animal article comorbidity cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidium feces female human Human immunodeficiency virus infection isolation and purification Malaysia male middle aged oocyst parasitology prevalence risk factor Animals HIV Infections Humans Oocysts Risk Factors
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health
Volume
36
Issue
Spp.4
Publisher
SEAMEO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network
Additional Information
Cited By (since 1996): 10 Export Date: 15 October 2012 Source: Scopus PubMed ID: 16438176 Language of Original Document: English Correspondence Address: Lim, Y.A.email: limailian@um.edu.my