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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Prevalence of intestinal parasites including microsporidia in human immunodeficiency virus-infected adults in Cameroon: A cross-sectional study
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 74, No. 1, Year 2006
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To assess the prevalence of intestinal parasites in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults in Cameroon, a cross-sectional study was conducted. Detection of parasites was performed in 181 stool samples from 154 HIV-infected patients with a mean CD4 cell count of 238 cells/mm 3. Only 35 patients (22%) were receiving antiretroviral therapy at the time of stool sampling, and 46 (29%) had diarrhea. Opportunistic protozoa were found in 15 patients (9.7%), 8 of whom (53%) had diarrhea. Enterocytozoon bieneusi was found in eight patients, C. parvum in six patients, and Isospora belli in three patients. All E. bieneusi isolates tested belonged to the same genotype. The prevalence of opportunistic protozoa among patients with CD4 cell counts less than 50/mm3 was 32%. Copyright © 2006 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sarfati, Claudine
France, Paris
Hôpital Saint-louis
Bourgeois, Anke
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
Ménotti, Jean
France, Paris
Hôpital Saint-louis
Liégeois, Florian
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
Moyou-Somo, Roger
Cameroon, Yaounde
Hôpital Militaire
Delaporte, Éric
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
Derouin, Francois
France, Paris
Hôpital Saint-louis
Ngole, Eitel Mpoudi
Cameroon, Yaounde
Hôpital Militaire
Molina, Jean Michel
France, Paris
Hôpital Saint-louis
Statistics
Citations: 113
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.162
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Cameroon