Opportunistic intestinal parasites in hemodialysis patients - a systematic literature review

Authors

  • Solimar Almeida de Oliveira Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Patologia Tropical
  • Sônia de Fátima Oliveira Santos Faculdade FIBRA
  • Marco Tulio Antonio García-Zapata Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Patologia Tropical

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v15i4.21019

Keywords:

Renal Dialysis, Blastocystis hominis, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Isospora

Abstract

The objective of this systematic literature review was to identify the occurrence of opportunistic enteric parasites in chronic kidney patient undergoing hemodialysis. The review consisted on searching articles published on MEDLINE, LILACS, SciELO, and PubMed databases between 1991 and 2013. A total 178 articles were identified, ten of which were considered relevant for the present study. In the referred studies, the researchers demonstrated that immunosuppressed patients undergoing hemodialysis are potentially infected by opportunistic enteric agents. Further studies are needed on this topic, as there is a growing global concern with chronic kidney diseases and the potential for these patients contracting opportunistic diseases, which, inclusively, could contaminate hospital environments with opportunistic enteric protozoa.

Descriptors: Renal Dialysis; Blastocystis hominis; Cryptosporidium; Cyclospora; Isospora.

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Author Biographies

Solimar Almeida de Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Patologia Tropical

Biomédica, Mestre em Ciências da Saúde. Biomédica do Instituto de Patologia Tropical da Universidade Federal de Goiás (IPTSP/UFG). Goiânia, GO, Brasil. E-mail: solbiomed@hotmail.com.

Sônia de Fátima Oliveira Santos, Faculdade FIBRA

Bióloga, Doutora em Ciências da Saúde. Professora da Faculdade FIBRA. Anápolis, GO, Brasil. E-mail: soniaoliveirasantos@yahoo.com.br.

Marco Tulio Antonio García-Zapata, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Patologia Tropical

Médico e Biólogo, Doutor em Infectologia e Medicina Tropical. Professor Titular do IPTSP/UFG. Goiânia, GO, Brasil. E-mail: mctulianpg@gmail.com.

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Published

2013-12-31

How to Cite

1.
Oliveira SA de, Santos S de FO, García-Zapata MTA. Opportunistic intestinal parasites in hemodialysis patients - a systematic literature review. Rev. Eletr. Enferm. [Internet]. 2013 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];15(4):1043-51. Available from: https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/21019

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 4 (2013)

Section

Review Article