A retrospective molecular study of Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in HIV-infected patients from Thailand

• Published in: Parasites & vectors Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 91
• Main Authors: Sannella, Anna Rosa, Suputtamongkol, Yupin, Wongsawat, Ekkarat, Cacciò, Simone M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 12.03.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS; Antiretroviral agents; Care and treatment; Cryptosporidiosis; Cryptosporidium; Cryptosporidium hominis; Cryptosporidium meleagridis; Diarrhea; DNA; Economics; Epidemics; Genotypes; Genotyping; Giardia; Glycoproteins; Health; Health aspects; HIV; HIV infections; HIV patients; hospitals; Human immunodeficiency virus; Identification; Infection; Infections; Intestine; intestines; Isospora; Loci; Microscopy; Microsporidia; Molecular typing; monitoring; Opisthorchis; Pathogenic microorganisms; Pathogens; Patients; Protozoa; retrospective studies; Risk factors; Species; Strongyloides; Studies; Subtypes; Thailand; therapeutics; Thailand; Southeast Asia; China; Africa; Bangkok Thailand; Cryptosporidium; Subtypes; Molecular typing; HIV; Thailand; Species
• ISSN: 1756-3305; 1756-3305
• DOI: 10.1186/s13071-019-3348-4

Opportunistic infections represent a serious health problem for HIV-infected people. Among enteric infections, cryptosporidiosis, a severe and life-threatening diarrheal disease, is of particular importance in low economic settings where access to anti-retroviral therapy is limited. Understanding tr...