COMMON OPPORTUNISTIC PULMONARY PARASITES IN HIV PATIENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION | ||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||
| Article 25, Volume 51, Issue 1, April 2021, Pages 189-200 PDF (905.28 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2021.165967 | ||
| Authors | ||
| YASSER AHMED EL-SAYED1; Tosson Morsy2 | ||
| 1Consultant of Thoracic Surgery, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system, If not treated would lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). The HIV infection is acquired from contact with infected blood, semen, or vaginal fluids. Most patients get HIV by having unprotected sex with someone who has HIV. Another common way is by sharing drug needles with HIV infected patient. Most patients develop a pulmonary complication during the history of HIV infection. Lung is the most frequently affected site by the bacterial, fungal, viral and parasitic diseases. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| HIV; Opportunistic parasites; Lung; Human immunity; Organ transplantation; Review | ||
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