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Prevalence of intestinal parasites in newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS patients in Ilorin, Nigeria
Background: Human immune-deficiency virus/acquired immune-deficiency syndrome predisposes to opportunistic parasitic infestations of the gastrointestinal tract. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in newly diagnosed treatment naı¨ve HIV/AIDS patients. Methods: This h...
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| 042 | |a dc | ||
| 720 | |a Obateru, O. A. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Bojuwoye, B. J. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Olokoba, A. B. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Fadeyi, A. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Fowotade, A. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Olokoba, L. B. |e author | ||
| 260 | |c 2017 | ||
| 520 | |a Background: Human immune-deficiency virus/acquired immune-deficiency syndrome predisposes to opportunistic parasitic infestations of the gastrointestinal tract. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in newly diagnosed treatment naı¨ve HIV/AIDS patients. Methods: This hospital-based cross-sectional study was carried out from December 2010 to June 2011. Questionnaires were administered to 238 HIV/AIDS subjects, and 238 age and sexmatched controls. CD4+ T cell count was carried out on HIV-positive subjects. Stool samples were examined using direct microscopic and modified Ziehl-Neelsen methods. Positivity of intestinal parasites was taken as the presence of worms, oocyst, cyst, ova or larvae in the stool samples. Results: Ninety males and 148 females were studied for the HIV-positive and HIV-negative controls respectively. Intestinal parasitic infestation in HIV-positive subjects was 68.5%, and was significantly higher than in the HIV-negative controls 49.2% (P < 0.05). In HIV-positive subjects, Cryptosporidium spp. was the commonest (55.0%) parasite isolated. Others were Cyclospora cayetanensis (41.2%), Isospora belli (3.0%), Entamoeba histolytica (8.4%), Giardia lamblia (3.7%), Ascaris lumbricoides (2.5%), Strongyloides stercoralis (1.7%), Trichuris trichiura (0.8%) and Schistosoma mansoni (0.4%). HIV-positive patients with CD4+ T cell count of less than 200 cells/ul were more at risk of opportunistic parasites compared to the HIV-negative controls. Conclusion: The prevalence of intestinal parasites in newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS individuals was high, and its association with CD4+ T cell count was demonstrated. Routine screening for parasitic infestations at diagnosis is indicated to reduce the burden of the disease. | ||
| 024 | 8 | |a 2090-5068 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a 2090-5076 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a ui_art_obateru_prevalence_2017 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a Alexandria Journal of Medicine 53, pp. 111-116 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a https://repository.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12715 | |
| 653 | |a Intestinal parasites | ||
| 653 | |a HIV/AIDS | ||
| 653 | |a Newly diagnosed | ||
| 653 | |a Treatment naive | ||
| 653 | |a Adults | ||
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Prevalence of intestinal parasites in newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS patients in Ilorin, Nigeria |