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Zeinali Tajani S, Makhdoomi K, Zolfaghar Ghoshooni M, Jafari D, Esmaeili fallah M, Aminpour A, et al . PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PARASITIC INFECTIONS AMONG RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS REFERRED TO THE NEPHROLOGY CLINIC OF IMAM KHOMEINI HOSPITAL IN URMIA, NORTH WEST IRAN. Studies in Medical Sciences 2024; 35 (2) :153-164
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Shiva Zeinali Tajani 
, Khadijeh Makhdoomi , Mahya Zolfaghar Ghoshooni , Davod Jafari , Mahsa Esmaeili fallah , Arash Aminpour , Touraj Miandoabi , Rasool Jafari *
, Khadijeh Makhdoomi , Mahya Zolfaghar Ghoshooni , Davod Jafari , Mahsa Esmaeili fallah , Arash Aminpour , Touraj Miandoabi , Rasool Jafari *
Assistant Professor of Medical Parasitology, Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran (corresponding author) & Assistant Professor of Medical Parasitology, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Medicine Research Institute, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran , Jafari.r@umsu.ac.ir
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Background & Aims: Kidney transplant patients are susceptible to various infectious diseases due to the use of immunosuppressive drugs to prevent rejection. Intestinal parasitic infections, particularly cryptosporidiosis, are significant parasitic diseases that can cause serious complications in these patients. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in patients receiving kidney transplants referred to the nephrology clinic of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Urmia.
Materials & Methods:Over a two-year period from 2021 to 2022, 257 stool samples were collected from patients with renal transplantation and examined using parasitological methods such as wet mount, Lugol's iodine, trichrome, and modified acid-fast stainings. A questionnaire was also completed, including demographic variables and gastrointestinal symptoms for each patient. The data was analyzed using SPSS software and the Chi-square test.
Results: Of the 257 patients, 24 (9.3%) were infected with different intestinal protozoa. No cases of infection with intestinal parasitic worms were observed. The observed intestinal protozoa were as follows: Entamoeba coli (7, 2.7%), Blastocystis sp. (6, 2.3%), Endolimax nana (6, 2.3%), and Giardia lamblia (5, 1.9%). There were no positive cases for cryptosporidiosis and cystoisosporiasis among the patients.
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, opportunistic parasitic infections such as cryptosporidiosis were not observed in kidney transplant recipients. However, other pathogenic parasitic infections such as giardiasis and blastocystosis were present in these patients, albeit with a low prevalence.
Materials & Methods:Over a two-year period from 2021 to 2022, 257 stool samples were collected from patients with renal transplantation and examined using parasitological methods such as wet mount, Lugol's iodine, trichrome, and modified acid-fast stainings. A questionnaire was also completed, including demographic variables and gastrointestinal symptoms for each patient. The data was analyzed using SPSS software and the Chi-square test.
Results: Of the 257 patients, 24 (9.3%) were infected with different intestinal protozoa. No cases of infection with intestinal parasitic worms were observed. The observed intestinal protozoa were as follows: Entamoeba coli (7, 2.7%), Blastocystis sp. (6, 2.3%), Endolimax nana (6, 2.3%), and Giardia lamblia (5, 1.9%). There were no positive cases for cryptosporidiosis and cystoisosporiasis among the patients.
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, opportunistic parasitic infections such as cryptosporidiosis were not observed in kidney transplant recipients. However, other pathogenic parasitic infections such as giardiasis and blastocystosis were present in these patients, albeit with a low prevalence.
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