Objective: To describe the types of parasitic intestinal diseases and the immune status in human immunodeficiency virus-positive (HIV+) patients. Materials and methods: A descriptive, comparative and retrospective study was carried out through the selection of 81 medical records from the Infectious Disease Service of the Naval Medical Center "Cirujano Mayor Santiago Távara", with the authorization of the pertinent authorities. Said medical records included the only inclusion criterion considered in the research: the diagnosis of HIV infection. The following data was obtained: results from a copro-parasitological examination and a flow cytometry for CD4 T lymphocyte count, presence or absence of gastrointestinal symptoms, and participation in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) program or the conventional antiretroviral treatment program. Results: Thirty-seven percent (37 %)...

Objectives: To determine dermatomycoses epidemiological evolution in outpatients during the period 1976-2005. Design: Descriptive, retrospective, and analytical study. Setting: Daniel Alcides Carrion Institute of Tropical Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru. Participants: Patients positive to dermatomycoses. Interventions: Medical records of 7 185 (55.3%) dermatomycoses-positive patients were reviewed. Main outcome measures: Etiologic agent, season, gender, age, and clinical forms. Results: Females (52.1%) and the 16 to 30 year-old group (42.7%) were the most affected. Most frequent dermatomycoses was onychomycosis (43.6%). Most prevalent pathogens were Trichophyton rubrum (33.2%), Candida albicans (15.3%), Candida non albicans (11.8%), Trichophyton mentagrophytes (9.4%), Malassezia spp. (9.1%), and mixed infections (7.2%). The fungal scalp infection showed ste...