Open AccessHigh carriage rate of intestinal parasites among asymptomatic HIV-seropositive individuals on antiretroviral therapy attending the tertiary care hospital in Varanasi, India
Author(s) -
Manish Kumar Purbey,
Aradhana Singh,
Shweta Kumari,
Tuhina Banerjee
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-0565
pISSN - 2589-0557
DOI - 10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_39_18
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , medicine , carriage , cryptosporidium , diarrhea , transmission (telecommunications) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , gastroenterology , virology , feces , pathology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , electrical engineering , engineering
Infections by intestinal parasites (IPs) are prevalent among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive individuals. Although diarrhea is the usual manifestation, asymptomatic presentations are common. In such situations, the problem of parasitosis is often underestimated. This study was performed to assess the presence of IPs among asymptomatic HIV-seropositive patients.