Infections with protozoans, mainly due to immunodeficiency, are common all over the world. However, pulmonary infections with protozoans are less frequent.
Lophomonas
sp.
is a flagellated protozoan that lives in the gastrointestinal tract of some species of cockroaches. Some cases, that show the presence of
Lophomonas
in populations whose lungs are affected, have been reported.
Case report:
The medical records of nine patients were studied: seven adult patients and two pediatric patients who were in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), respectively. The samples were taken from tracheal aspirations and bronchoalveolar lavages. The patients’ ages were between 9 and 95 years, and 60% of them were male. Some of the patients were healthy, a priori, and others were immunosuppressed. There were found three patients with neoplasia, two patients with diabetes mellitus and four patients with no systemic pathologies. It is concluded that
Lophomonas
sp. is a protozoa parasite which emerges from the upper and lower respiratory tract of hospitalized patients. However, its pathogenic role is still controversial in all cases, that's why it merits further study for its understanding and possible treatment.
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Objetivo. Describir las percepciones y conocimientos sobre COVID-19. Material y Métodos: Estudio de corte transversal, se realizó una encuesta online a 314 participantes, el cuestionario consta de 9 preguntas de respuesta múltiple, los datos se analizaron mediante estadística descriptiva. Resultados: La edad promedio de los encuestados fue 26,9 años, la muestra comprendido más mujeres 161 (51,3%) que hombres y casi 89% de los encuestados pertenecían a pregrado, el lugar de origen del Covid-19 era bien conocido 94,30%, para la mitad de los encuestados 159 (50,6%) no se trata de una enfermedad zoonótica, con respecto a las medidas de prevención de COVID-19 la mayoría de los encuestados consideran que el lavado de manos es una de las principales medidas de prevención. Conclusión: Los estudios CAP son importantes para una mejor comprensión de la percepción y conocimiento de COVID-19. El estudio revelo que los encuestados generalmente tienen algún conocimiento general acerca de SARS-CoV-2.
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