Opportunistic parasitoses among Egyptian hemodialysis patients in relation to CD4+ T-cell counts: a comparative study.

Amany I ShehataFaika HassaneinRashad Abdul-Ghani

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)

Intestinal parasitoses and T. gondii infection rates are significantly higher among Egyptian HD patients compared to apparently healthy individuals, with Cryptosporidium species, B. hominis, microsporidia and T. gondii being the most frequent parasites. CD4+ counts < 200 cells/μl are significantly associated with Cryptosporidium species, microsporidia and T. gondii among HD patients. Therefore, regular screening of HD patients for opportunistic parasites is recommended.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
oxidative stress
signaling pathway
cell death
peripheral blood
trypanosoma cruzi