Archive for December 4th, 2009

04 Dec

INTESTINAL PARASITOSES: RESULTS

Parasite was found in 393 out of 3,752 stool samples (10.47%).Three-hundred-fifty-two out of 393 (89.6%) parasite-positive stools had a single parasite while 41 out of 393 (10.4%) had multiple parasites. The main parasites identified were Entamoeba coli, 5.1% (193/3,752); hookworm, 1.5% (56/3,752); Giardia lamblia, 1.4% (51/3,752); Strongyloides stercoralis, 1.0% (37/3,752); Ascaris lumbricoides, 0.8% (28/3,752); Trichuris [...]

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04 Dec

QTc Interval Prolongation in Patients with HIV and AIDS: DISCUSSION

Most of the reports of QTc prolongation in HIV (Combivir drug is an anti-HIV medication) infection and AIDS published in the literature were related to drugs prescribed for such patients. Pentamidine, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, ciprofloxacin and clarithromycin are some of the drugs used in HIV infection to treat opportunistic infections that have been documented to cause QT prolongation. [...]

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