MICROSPORIDIOSIS IN MALIGNANCY AFFECTED PATIENTS IN MOSUL, IRAQ | Zendy

Abdul-Salam M. Al-Mukhtar | Zendy; Nawfal Y. Al-Dabbagh | Zendy; Nihad S. Al-Sherrefat | Zendy

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MICROSPORIDIOSIS IN MALIGNANCY AFFECTED PATIENTS IN MOSUL, IRAQ

Author(s) -

Abdul-Salam M. Al-Mukhtar,

Nawfal Y. Al-Dabbagh,

Nihad S. Al-Sherrefat

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

the medical journal of basrah university

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2413-4414

pISSN - 0253-0759

DOI - 10.33762/mjbu.2008.48352

Subject(s) - microsporidiosis , microsporidia , malignancy , incidence (geometry) , medicine , cancer , gastroenterology , surgery , biology , spore , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , optics

Over nine months period, the incidence of microsporidiosis in patients receiving treatment for malignancy was investigated. A total of 53 patients (27 males and 26 females) were involved in this study. All patients had stool analysis for microsporidium spp. stools from 53 control groups (30 males and 32 females) have also been investigated. Microsporidium spp. spores were detected in stools of 5 males and 3 females among patients treated with anti-cancer therapy. Three patients particularly affected with leukemia showed positive results. It was concluded that advanced stages of malignancy affected patients who received anti-cancer therapy are at risk from infection with this pathogen, while working physicians showed little awareness concerning this opportunistic infection.

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