Parasitic Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Launched by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NIAID) · Nov 3, 1999

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ClinConnect Summary

The precis of this protocol is to allow the evaluation, treatment and study of patients with a variety of gastrointestinal parasites. This protocol primarily allows evaluation and treatment of patients with any intestinal parasite that requires a medical evaluation. The treatment and evaluation consists of standard of care. Research aspects include the collection and study of different parasite populations, analysis of the immune responses of the host, a correlation between parasite burden in the host and disease. These patients also serve as a source of reagents such as feces, white blood ...

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Eligibility criteria

• * INCLUSION CRITERIA:
• • Persons with proven or highly suspected parasitic infections involving the gastrointestinal tract (including amebiasis, giardiasis, hookworm, strongyloidiasis, trichuriasis, pinworm, tapeworm, cyclorsporiasis, cryptosporidia infections, microsporidia infections, isosporidium infections, trichinosis, gastrointestinal dwelling trematodes, coccdioiosis, and echinococccus and additional infections).
• • Persons older than 2.
• • Ability and willingness of the subject or legal guardian/representative to give written informed consent.
• EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
• • Subject unwilling or unable to comply with requirements of the protocol in the opinion of the investigator.