title: HIV and intestinal parasites in adult TB patients in a teaching hospital in Northwest Ethiopia.
abstract: The level of HIV infection and intestinal parasitoses among TB patients was assessed in a hospital-based cross-sectional study involving 257 patients in Gondar, Ethiopia. In TB patients, our study reported co-infection with HIV (52.1%) and intestinal parasites (40.9%) The high prevalence of HIV and intestinal parasites indicates an increased morbidity inTB patients and emphasized the importance of continued HIV sero-surveillance, stool analysis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Gondar, PO Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia. afeworkkassu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Afework
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kassu
authors.forename: Getahun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mengistu
authors.forename: Belete
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ayele
authors.forename: Ermias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Diro
authors.forename: Firew
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mekonnen
authors.forename: Dereje
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ketema
authors.forename: Feleke
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moges
authors.forename: Tsehay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mesfin
authors.forename: Assefa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Getachew
authors.forename: Bahiru
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ergicho
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.forename: Yared
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wondmikun
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aseffa
authors.forename: Fusao
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ota
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006376:Helminths / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies