Prevalence of cryptosporidiosis and hygiene practices among HIV/AIDS patients in southwest Uganda
HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care Jun 21, 2019
Nakibirango J, et al. - Among 138 HIV/AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART), the prevalence of Cryptosporidium by age, sex, and length of time on ART was assessed. In addition, researchers evaluated hygienic patterns that may prompt infection. They collected stool samples from study participants, made and examined wet saline preparations, concentrated stool samples using formal ether concentration, and stained smears using the modified Ziehl–Neelsen technique. The most affected age-groups were 31-40 years (3.85%) and 21-30 years (3.22%), and only females (3.03%) were affected. Those who had been on ART <1 year were the most impacted (11.1%), then those on ART for 1-5 years (2.2%), then those on ART for 6-10 years (1.7%); those on ART for over 10 years unaffected. There was no significant correlation between cryptosporidiosis and sex, educational background, handwashing, drinking boiled water, duration on ART, occupation, and age. The overall prevalence of cryptosporidiosis was low; however, in HIV/AIDS patients with gastrointestinal infections, clinicians are still recommended to have cryptosporidiosis as the main differential.
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