INFECTIOUS AGENTS FOUND IN GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSIES OF PATIENTS FROM A REFERENCE HOSPITAL IN INFECTOLOGY IN AMAZONAS

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https://doi.org/10.47820/recima21.v5i8.5517

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Gastrointestinal tract. Opportunistic infections. Endoscopy. Biopsy, Epidemiology. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Abstract

The gastrointestinal tract is a frequent site of involvement in opportunistic infections. Many etiological agents are included and can be of bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic origin. Objective: To analyze the infectious agents found in gastrointestinal biopsies. Methodology: Epidemiological, retrospective, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach of information from biopsies of the gastrointestinal tract and histopathological examinations with clinical data from patients, existing in databases of the pathology laboratory of the reference hospital for infectology in Amazonas. Results: Information from 492 biopsy slides from patients with HIV was analyzed, 69.9% of which were from male patients and the majority (83.9%) also had a diagnosis of gastritis as an associated disease. Most of these samples (77.3%) had bacteria as the main etiological agent, followed by fungi ((32.4%), viruses (4.9%) and parasites (0.9%). The most common species was Helicobacter pylori (75%), Candida sp (15.7%), Istoplasma capsulatun (7.4%), Cytomegalovirus (2.5) and Herpevirus (2.5%). frequency was the stomach (80.69%) and esophagus (12.6%). Regarding clinical symptoms, 34.5% had diarrhea as the main symptom. Conclusion: Histopathological examination is extremely important for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal tract infections.

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Author Biographies

Nayara da Silva Paixão

Farmacêutica especialista graduada pela UNIP Campus Manaus.

Paula Cristina Rios Rodriguez

Graduanda do curso de medicina no Centro Universitário Nilton Lins – UNINILTONLINS.

 

Kátia Suellen Silva Maciel

Enfermeira especialista, graduada no Centro Universitário Nilton Lins – UNINILTONLINS.

 

Raimunda Nonata Marques dos Santos

Enfermeira especialista, graduada no Centro Universitário Nilton Lins – UNINILTONLINS.

Raynara Karen de Sousa Silva

Enfermeira especialista, graduada no Centro Universitário Nilton Lins – UNINILTONLINS.

Kelia de Souza Vianna

Graduanda no Centro Universitário Nilton Lins – UNINILTONLINS.

Jessica Carvalho Santos

Graduanda em enfermagem no Centro Universitário Nilton Lins – UNINILTONLINS.

Kalissia Moraes de Araújo

Enfermeira especialista, graduada no Centro Universitário Nilton Lins – UNINILTONLINS.

Daiane Teixeira de Souza Marinho

Enfermeira especialista, graduada no Centro Universitário Nilton Lins – UNINILTONLINS.

Antônio Salles Arraes Pedrosa Barreto

Enfermeiro especialista, assistencial na Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado.

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Published

29/07/2024

How to Cite

da Silva Paixão, N., Rios Rodriguez, P. C., Silva Maciel, K. S., Marques dos Santos, R. N., de Sousa Silva, R. K., de Souza Vianna, K., … Salles Arraes Pedrosa Barreto, A. (2024). INFECTIOUS AGENTS FOUND IN GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSIES OF PATIENTS FROM A REFERENCE HOSPITAL IN INFECTOLOGY IN AMAZONAS. RECIMA21 - Revista Científica Multidisciplinar - ISSN 2675-6218, 5(8), e585517. https://doi.org/10.47820/recima21.v5i8.5517