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Document 0144
DOCN M9550144
TI Gut parasites in HIV-seropositive Zambian adults with diarrhoea.
DT 9505
AU Khumalo-Ngwenya B; Luo NP; Chintu C; Sunkutu R; Sakala-Kazembe F; Baboo
KS; Mathewson J; Zumla A; Department of Parasitology, School of
Medicine, University; Teaching, Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia.
SO East Afr Med J. 1994 Jun;71(6):379-83. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/95136906
AB We undertook a nine month study to define the frequency of parasitic
infections in adults with diarrhoea presenting at the medical filter
clinic and the Dermatovenereology clinic of the University Teaching
Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. A total of 287 patients with diarrhoea were
enrolled in the study; 130 from the adult medicine filter clinic
recruitment consulting room and 157 patients from the Dermatovenereology
clinic. Of 130 patients from the adult filter clinic, 85 (65%) were
HIV-seropositive and 45 (35%) were seronegative for HIV. Out of 85
HIV-seropositive patients, 58 (68.2%) had acute diarrhoea and 27 (31.8%)
had chronic diarrhoea. Of the 45 HIV-seronegative patients, 35 (77%) had
acute diarrhoea and 10 (23%) had chronic diarrhoea. All of the 157
patients recruited from the Dermatovenereology clinic were
HIV-seropositive. Of these, 97 (62%) had chronic diarrhoea; 7 (4%) had
acute diarrhoea, and 53 (34%) patients had no diarrhoea. The common
parasites detected were Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, Entamoeba coli,
and Cryptosporidium spp. Isospora belli and Cryptosporidium spp were
seen only in the HIV-seropositive group. In the Dermatovenereology
clinic there was a statistically significant difference between parasite
detection rate of Isospora belli and Cryptosporidium spp in
HIV-seropositive patients with chronic diarrhoea compared to
asymptomatic HIV-seropositive individuals P < 0.01 and p = 0.05,
respectively). A significant difference in detection rates of Entamoeba
coli was seen between the HIV-seropositive group in the
Dermatovenereology clinic [17 (10.8%) out of 157] compared to 1 (1.5%)
out of 85 in the adult medicine filter clinic.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250
WORDS)
DE Acute Disease Adult AIDS-Related Opportunistic
Infections/COMPLICATIONS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/ PARASITOLOGY Chronic Disease
Cross-Sectional Studies Diarrhea/ETIOLOGY Human HIV
Seropositivity/*COMPLICATIONS *HIV-1 Incidence Intestinal Diseases,
Parasitic/COMPLICATIONS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/ PARASITOLOGY *Population
Surveillance Prospective Studies Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Zambia/EPIDEMIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).