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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
HIV and parasitic infection and the effect of treatment among adult outpatients in Malawi
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 195, No. 9, Year 2007
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Description
We measured enteric parasitic infection prevalence and the effect of treatment on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) RNA levels to assess their importance to HIV primary care in resource-limited settings. Adults in Lilongwe, Malawi, were evaluated, treated, and followed-up for parasitic and HIV infections. Of 389 patients, 266 (68%) were HIV infected. Helminth infections were more common in HIV-uninfected than in HIV-infected patients (39% vs. 17%). Among HIV-infected patients, helminth infections were associated with higher CD4 cell counts but not with higher HIV RNA levels. Successful treatment of parasitic infections had no effect on HIV RNA levels. Although common, parasitic infections did not impact HIV RNA levels. © 2007 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hosseinipour, Mina C.
Malawi, Lilongwe
Unc Project-malawi
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
United States, Chapel Hill
Division of Digestive Diseases
Napravnik, Sonia
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joaki, George R.F.
Malawi, Lilongwe
Unc Project-malawi
Gama, Syze
Malawi, Lilongwe
Unc Project-malawi
Mbeye, Nyanyiwe Masingi
Malawi, Lilongwe
Unc Project-malawi
Banda, Blessings
Malawi, Lilongwe
Unc Project-malawi
Martinson, Francis E.A.
Malawi, Lilongwe
Unc Project-malawi
Hoffman, Irving F.
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cohen, Myron S.
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Statistics
Citations: 51
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1086/513274
ISSN:
00221899
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Malawi