Open AccessPattern of co-infection by enteric pathogenic parasites among HIV sero-positive individuals in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Mumbai, India
Author(s) -
Nishat Hussain Ahmed,
Abhay Chowdhary
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.156707
Subject(s) - isospora , diarrhea , cryptosporidium , cyclospora , medicine , strongyloides stercoralis , cryptosporidium parvum , entamoeba histolytica , immunology , opportunistic infection , strongyloides , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , feces , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , viral disease , helminths
One of the major medical concerns in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) is management of diarrhea that can lead to severe morbidity and mortality. Such clinical scenario warrants an analysis of intestinal parasites, which are important opportunistic pathogens in PLHA. Owing to the scarcity of recent pattern of intestinal opportunistic infections from this region, the study was designed to determine the opportunistic parasites causing diarrhea in PLHA; and to find out whether there is any significant difference in the enteric parasitic pathogens in patients with different immunological status and in those on highly active anti retro-viral therapy (HAART).