Rasti, Sima Hassanzadeh, Malihe Hooshyar, Hossein Momen-Heravi, Mansooreh Mousavi, Seyed Gholam Abbas Abdoli, Amir Intestinal parasitic infections in different groups of immunocompromised patients in Kashan and Qom cities, central Iran <p><b>Introduction:</b> Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with immunocompromising conditions.</p> <p><b>Objective:</b> The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of IPIs in different groups of immunocompromised patients, including hemodialysis patients (HD), renal transplant recipients (RTR), cancer and HIV/AIDS patients in comparison with healthy individuals in two central cities of Iran (Kashan and Qom).</p> <p><b>Methods:</b> In this case–control study, the stool samples of 135 HD, 50 RTR, 60 cancer patients, 20 HIV/AIDS patients and 120 healthy subjects were tested using direct-smear, formol-ether concentration, Ziehl–Neelsen staining and Agar plate method.</p> <p><b>Results:</b> The overall infection rate was 11.7% (31/265) in patient groups and 0% (0/120) in the control group. The frequency of parasites was 25% in HIV/AIDS patients, 11.9% (16/135) in HD, 12.0% (6/50) in RTR and 6.7% (4/60) in cancer patients. <i>Blastocystis hominis</i> (4.2%) and <i>Giardia lamblia</i> (3.0%) were the most prevalent parasites in patient groups. The infection rate was significantly higher in male (17.6%) than female (5.4%) patients (<i>p</i> = .002), but no statistically significant association was observed according to the age and educational levels.</p> <p><b>Conclusions:</b> This study showed a high prevalence of IPIs in immunocompromised patients. The results of this study suggest that periodic stool examinations for screening of IPIs should be included as a part of routine medical care in these patients.</p> Intestinal parasites;immunocompromised patients;hemodialysis;renal transplant recipients;cancer;HIV/AIDS 2017-03-31
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