A prevalence of Cryptosporidium infections among Thai HIV-infected patients.
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| ID: sea-40989
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of Cryptosporidium in 156 HIV-infected Thai patients who had acute diarrheal illness at Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Hospital, was studied. This cross-sectional study was performed from March to August in year 2001. The patients ranged in age from 1 month-65 years old. A stool sample from each subject was stained to find the oocysts by modified Ziehl Nelson carbolfuchsin staining. According to the present study, a diagnosis of Cryptosporidium parvum infection was found in 20 patients (11 males and 9 females). The prevalence of cryptosporidiosis in the present series was 12.8 per cent (10.0% in males and 19.1% in females). This infection rate between males and females was not significantly different. Comparing this prevalence to a report in the previous 5 years in the same hospital, the same high rate can be seen.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Thailand
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Chi-Square Distribution
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Prevalence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Probability
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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