High proportion of isosporiasis among HIV-infected patients with diarrhea in southern India.
We investigated 245 diarrheal stool specimens from HIV-positive subjects between January 2003 and December 2006 to determine the etiological role of coproparasites. Parasitic etiology was observed in 91 (37.1%) cases. Isospora belli (26.1%) was the most common parasite followed by Entameba histolytica/dispar (3.3%), Cryptosporidium spp. (2.9%), Giardia intestinalis (1.6%), and Strongyloides stercoralis (1.2%). Interesting trends of significant increase in the number of cases of I. belli and decline in Cryptosporidium spp. were observed during the study period.
Vignesh
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YRG Center for AIDS Research and Education, Voluntary Health Services Campus, IT Corridor, Taramani, Chennai 600113, India.
Balakrishnan
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Shankar
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Murugavel
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Hanas
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Cecelia
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Thyagarajan
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Solomon
Suniti
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Kumarasamy
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D021865:Isosporiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors