Leishmaniasis, malaria, toxoplasmosis, and acanthamoebiasis are protozoan parasitic
infections. They remain important contributors to the development of kidney disease, which …

Toxoplasma gondii is an opportunistic parasite causing life-threatening diseases in immune-
compromised patients. The purpose of the study is to determine the seroprevalence of …

Background Toxoplasmosis is one of the most important cosmopolitan life-threatening
diseases in immune-compromised patients. It is caused by an intracellular protozoon …

Background: Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is a parasite that infects more than 40 million
Americans and causes toxoplasmosis. Most cases of toxoplasmosis are asymptomatic; …

Background Some reports are available on the prevalence of opportunistic parasitoses
among hemodialysis (HD) patients, yet there is a paucity of data on the association of CD4+ …

Aim: This cross-sectional study aims to assess the prevalence of Cryptosporidium in
hemodialysis patients compared with healthy individuals in central Iran from August 2014 to …

It has been hypothesized that chronic renal failure (CRF) predisposes patients to infection
with intestinal protozoa. We tested this hypothesis with a matched case‐control study to …

Patients with chronic renal failure are more susceptible to infections due to acquired
immunodeficiency caused by uremia. Parasitic infections are one of the significant causes of …

Free-living amoebae (FLA) of the genus Acanthamoeba are opportunistic pathogenic agents
able to cause life-threatening infections in immunosuppressed patients. Chronic kidney …

Hemodialysis (HD) is a life-saving treatment for numerous end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
patients. Sustained uremia and consistent contact with dialysis membranes lead to …