hepatitis a is acute and usually self - limiting disease, but sometimes it can be dangerous such as in immunosuppressed patients. purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis a serology in hiv/aids patients. 247 hiv positive patients from march 2005 to september 2006 were entered in this study. participants completed questionnaires to elicit demographic, drug and sex risk...

A total of 450 stool samples were collected from inpatient and outpatient clinics of Pediatric Department, Minia University Hospital, Minia District, Egypt. Two groups of patients were studied, including 200 immunosuppressed and 250 immunocompetent children. Stool samples were subjected to wet saline and iodine mounts. A concentration technique (formol-ether sedimentation method) was carried ou...

A growing population of immunosuppressed patients has resulted in increasingly frequent diagnoses of invasive fungal infections, including those caused by unusual yeasts. The incidence of non-albicans species of Candida is increasing compared with that of Candida albicans, and several species, such as Candida glabrata and Candida krusei, may be resistant to azole antifungal therapy. Trichosporo...