Immunocompromised host: from the early events until the impact of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AUTOR(ES)
Costa, Sylvio Celso Gonçalves da
FONTE
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2000
RESUMO
The concept that microorganisms can modulate the host resistance was historically reviewed in the present article. The importance of African trypanosomiasis in the development of the research on immunosuppression as well as the impact of human immunodeficiency virus infection are discussed. Each day new opportunistic organisms establish a constant challenge for the correct diagnosis of concomitant infections in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The importance of parasite infection in the balance of host resistance in the third world was emphasized. Finally, some aspects of Leishmania as opportunistic organisms were presented.
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