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Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 2008-4161
p-ISSN 2008-3645
Rate of Pneumocystis pneumonia in Iranian HIV+ Patients with Pulmonary Infiltrates
Authors
Fatemeh Maryam Sheikholeslami1, Javid Sadraei1,*, Parissa Farnia2, Mehdi Forozandeh3, Hamid Emadi Kochak4
1Parasitology Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IR Iran
2Mycobacteriology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Medical Faculty of Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IR Iran
3Biotechnology Department Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IR Iran
4Iraninan HIV/AIDS Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Medical Faculty of Tehran University, Tehran, IR Iran
*Corresponding Author: Parasitology Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O.Box: 14115-33, Tehran, IR Iran. Tel:+98-2182883841, Fax: +98-2182884555, Sadraeij@modares.ac.ir. Email: Sadraeij@modares.ac.ir
Published online:Apr 30, 2013
Article type:Research Article
Received:Jan 14, 2012
Accepted:Apr 17, 2012
How to Cite:Sheikholeslami FM, Sadraei J, Farnia P, Forozandeh M, Emadi Kochak H. Rate of Pneumocystis pneumonia in Iranian HIV+ Patients with Pulmonary Infiltrates. Jundishapur J Microbiol. 2013;6(3):. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/jjm.10052
Abstract
Objectives:
The current study is the first report on the rate of the infection in Iranian HIV-infected individuals.
Patients and Methods:
We used two nested PCR and PCR-RFLP assays to amplify mt LSU rRNA and DHPS genes in 126 samples obtained from the respiratory systems of Iranian HIV-patients with CD4 count < 200 cells/L, who were referred to two Research Centers from August 2010 to March 2011.
Results:
In the group of studied patients, 112 were male (88.9%). The mean age of the patients was 35.12 9.75 years. Median CD4 T cell count of the patients was 93 cells/L. Thirty nine patients (31%) were hospitalized, and 24 patients (18.9%) tested positive for
Conclusions:
The study indicated that the rate of
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