title: Zero prevalence of parasites associated with oral lesions of HIV infected and AIDS patients in South Western Uganda.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Despite paucity of information regarding oral lesions with parasitic etiology, parasitic diseases continue to be problematic among impoverished and immunocompromised individuals in developing countries.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of parasites in the oral lesions of Ugandan HIV infected and AIDS patients, in South Western Uganda.
  
  
  METHODS
  Adult HIV/AIDS positive patients attending The AIDS Support Organization Clinics in South Western Uganda with oral lesions were recruited for this study. Standard parasitological methods (direct microscopy, saline and iodine wet preparations, Giemsa-Romanosky staining of smears and culture) were adopted in analysis of randomly collected six hundred and five samples (469 from females; 136 from males) for parasites.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No ova, cyst, trophoziotes, lava or segment of parasites were seen in the oral lesions identified among the studied population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parasites were absent and therefore may not be implicated as etiologic microbial agents of observed oral lesions associated with HIV infected and AIDS patients living in South Western Uganda.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Health Sciences, Kampala International University, Uganda. agwuezera@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ezera
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Agwu
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ihongbe
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pazos
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Tirwomwe
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014454:Uganda / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents