Occurrence of enteric parasitic infections among HIV-infected individuals and its relation to CD4 T-cell counts with a special emphasis on coccidian parasites at a tertiary care centre in South India

Conclusions: Coccidian parasites continue to be the most common aetiological agent of diarrhoea among patients with HIV. The increasing trend of positivity of both cystoisosporiasis and cryptosporidiosis over the study period and the high positivity of cryptosporidiosis in patients with lower CD4+ T-cell counts are issues of serious concern. The findings call for the need for the early diagnosis of coccidian parasites and appropriate intervention among HIV-infected patients.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - March 15, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Chinnambedu R Swathirajan Ramachandran Vignesh Ambrose Pradeep Sunil S Solomon Suniti Solomon Pachamuthu Balakrishnan Source Type: research