Analysis status of intestinal parasite infection among HIV/AIDS patients in Hengyang / 中国免疫学杂志

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Objective:To analyze intestinal parasite infection and its epidemiological characteristics in HIV/AIDS patients.Methods:An epidemiological survey was carried out by random sampling of HIV/AIDS patients in Hengyang.The samples of the HIV/AIDS patients′stool were collected to detect intestinal parasite.Results: The overall infection rate of intestinal parasite in HIV/AIDS patients was 40.13%.The infection rates of Cryptosporidium,Blastocystis hominis,Giardia lamblia,microsporidia,Amiba protozoa in HIV/AIDS patients were 13.16%, 9.87%, 9.21%, 5.26%, 2.63%.The infection rate of the five types of intestinal parasites in HIV/AIDS patients were significantly different( P<0.05).The infection rate of intestinal parasite was 30.12%in the urban HIV/AIDS patients while it was 52.17% in the countryside ( P<0.05 ).The infection rate of intestinal parasite on health habits, different stages of the disease were also significantly different(P<0.05).The infection rates of intestinal parasite with different CD4+T cell counts(<200,200-499,≥500 cells/μl) were respectively 64.81%,48.84%,9.09%.And the difference was significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:The infection rates of intestinal parasite in HIV/AIDS patients was associated with parasite species,health habits, stage of the disease, patients′living environment and CD4+T cell count but was not associated with on patients′age, gender, their education or economic income.Examination of intestinal parasite should be included among routine examination project for HIV/AIDS patients.