Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Patients with Malignancy

The frequency of intestinal parasitic infections was studied retrospectively in 1,029 cancer patients presenting with symptoms of diarrhoea. Intestinal parasites were diagnosed by stool examination, using both the direct and concentration techniques and also the modified acid fast stain. Parasitic i...

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Published in:Journal of diarrhoeal diseases research 1997-06, Vol.15 (2), p.71-74
Main Authors: Rudrapatna, Jayshree S, Kumar, Vijay, Sridhar, Hema
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
AIDS/HIV
Cancer
Chemotherapy
Child
Child, Preschool
Cryptosporidiosis
Diarrhea
Diarrhea - complications
Diarrhea - parasitology
Female
Humans
Immunocompromised hosts
Infant
Infections
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - complications
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasia
Neoplasms - complications
Parasites
Parasitic diseases
Parasitism
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:The frequency of intestinal parasitic infections was studied retrospectively in 1,029 cancer patients presenting with symptoms of diarrhoea. Intestinal parasites were diagnosed by stool examination, using both the direct and concentration techniques and also the modified acid fast stain. Parasitic infection was found in 16.5% of the cases. The majority of the patients with intestinal parasitosis had cancer of the haemopoietic system and were on anticancer chemotherapy. The most prevalent parasites were Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar (8.5%) and Giardia lamblia (3.1%). Much more rare were Strongyloides stercoralis (0.6%), Cryptosporidium parvum (0.3%) and Isospora belli (0.1%). All the patients with intestinal parasites were negative for HIV antibodies.
ISSN:0253-8768
2311-8512