Open AccessThe Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infestation and the Related Profile of the CD4+ Counts in HIV/AIDS People with Diarrhoea in Jaipur City
Author(s) -
Nitya Vyas,
Shilpa Sood,
Bharti Sharma,
Munesh Kumar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/4817.2797
Subject(s) - isospora , cryptosporidium , medicine , intestinal parasite , diarrhea , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , gastroenterology , helminths , biology , feces , microbiology and biotechnology
Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT) infections are among the most frequent infections in HIV/AIDS patients. The intestinal opportunistic parasitic infections in HIV-infected subjects present most commonly as diarrhoea. A study was conducted to determine the prevalence of enteric parasitic infections in HIV infected patients with diarrhoea, with different levels of immunity.