Open AccessEradication of Cryptosporidia and Microsporidia Following Successful Antiretroviral Therapy
Author(s) -
Yin M. Miao,
Fatih M. Awad-El-Kariem,
Caspar Franzen,
D. S. Ellis,
Andreas Müller,
Helen M. Counihan,
Peter Hayes,
Brian Gazzard
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/00042560-200010010-00006
Subject(s) - microsporidia , microsporidiosis , enterocytozoon bieneusi , diarrhea , medicine , antiretroviral therapy , sida , cryptosporidium , incidence (geometry) , gastroenterology , virology , immunology , viral disease , biology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral load , microbiology and biotechnology , feces , physics , spore , optics
Incidence of opportunistic protozoal infections causing diarrheal illnesses in patients with HIV has decreased since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The objective of this study was to determine whether the parasites, cryptosporidia, and microsporidia were effectively eradicated or only suppressed following treatment.